Synopsis
The Vincennes racetrack on a November Sunday. The horses are in the starting gates. In the turmoil of a crowd fired by the race and possible winnings, a man struggles, cut off from the world. Drowning in the ink of his theories, swallowed up by a world of combinations, figures and forecasts, he experiences the ever renewed crisis of the gambler that ends in the fevrish pounding of the hoofs and the shouts of an ecstatic crowd.
Credits
Director (1)
Actor (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Productions 30/32
- Film exports/foreign sales : Productions 30/32
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Laurent De Bartillat
- Adaptation : Laurent De Bartillat
- Director of Photography : Pierre Milon
- Editor : Bernard Josse
- Sound Recordist : François Maurel
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1995
- Runtime : 7 min 34 seconds
- Visa number : 84.676
- Visa issue date : 28/09/1995
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
News & awards
Selections (1)
Movies and programs to discover
MyFrenchShorts
Full film to discover (with English-subs)
In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)