John Cale on screen

The Houseguest

Director: Franz Harland (1989).
Music: John Cale.
Screenplay by Judith Marshall & Frederic Lahey.

B&W. 31 minutes. 16 mm.

A low-budget spoof of a Bergmannesque summer resort love triangle that ends with a surreal twist. He also wrote the soundtrack.

Cast:
Bolek Greczynski: Anastas, a wanderer
Zoë Tamerlaine (Lund): Marla, the lady
John Cale: Hubley, her husband
Judy Niland: a visitor.

The short picked up numerous awards. Screened by PBS-TV in the United States. The film is available for download.

Note: the film was edited by Ramin Niami, who would later direct Somewhere In The City (1998) and Paris (2002), two movies that have Cale music on the soundtrack.