** Nominated for the Jury list of MachinExpo 2009 ** An operatic drama-romance about hitmen and revenge. It bears little relation with Thomas Mann's famous novella of the same name - except for the title, and perhaps its ultimate subject matter: irresistible forces inside us that bring us to our demise. - Written by Kate Lee; - Directed by Kate Lee & Sherwin Liu; CAST Jason "AnotherNewDawn" Leonti as Marc; Sonya Cross as Julia; Victoria Erica as Claire; Virginia "Dulci" Maddy as Melanie; Ken White as Sebastian; Julia J.H.P. as Scarlett and Violet; Amanda Mack as Mary Ellen; Mike Gorman as Bodyguard #1 and Italian Man; - Custom mods by Bongoman; - Original music by Sherwin Liu; - Special thanks to NeoNoir; THIRD-PARTY RESOURCES - Made with Moviestorm v1.1.6 - Mods Bongoman, MarvelousGuppiMovies, DavidWWW, Overman, Daveek Google 3D Warehouse - Music Giuseppe Verdi's "La Forza del Destino", recorded in 1941; Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto", recorded in 1950; Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata", recorded in 1946; Edizione LiberMusica, a cura di:Marco Calvo, http://www.marcocalvo.it/. Stefano D'Urso, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ "Thumbing Through Blank Pages" by Sonorant (Engulfed EP) from Jamendo.com, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ "Beautiful Love" (Standards II) by Viktor Sethy from Jamendo.com, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ - Graphics "Venetian Mask" by Eustaquio Santimano, http://www.flickr.com/photos/eustaquio/3277645121/sizes/o/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ (CC Attribution 2.0) - Sounds from Freesound.org21062007.evening.wav by Dobroide "Garden Soundscape" by Luftrum "Tokyo street at night" by MarkyStar "Bells Collegiata M. Varchi" by Fonogeno "Venice walkthrough" by thanvannispen Less