Synopsis
Sidonie Rougel, a painter, runs a workshop at the Gentilly old people's home. For three years now, she has been bringing in residents afflicted with failure of the upper cerebral functions. Each week, she tries to convince these disoriented elderly people that they can still enjoy life.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Le Mur du Son Cinéma
- Co-production : Azylium
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Irédé Bada
- Screenwriter : David Martin
- Director of photography : Hélène Louvart
- Editor : Sophie Deseuzes
- Sound recordist : Suzanne Durand
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Society, Performance
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 89.782
- Visa issue date : 17/09/1997
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)