Synopsis
Antoine has only one friend: his camera. Son of a level-krossing keeper, he collects the passing trains on film. In the past, one of them carried off his mother. One day, the infinite magic of cinema brings her back.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Film exports/foreign sales : Twilight Zone Productions, L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Patrick Young
- Screenwriter : Arnaud Debrée
- Director of Photography : Bertrand Chatry
- Music Composer : Jérôme Navarro
- Editor : Annick Hurst
- Sound recordists : Benoît Hardonnière, Patrick Maenhout
- Co-producer : Patrick Young
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1995
- Runtime : 16 min 43 seconds
- Visa number : 87.804
- Visa issue date : 22/01/1996
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)