Synopsis
A character with excessively long arms walks through a sleeping city on a moonless night. Preceded by his shadow, he goes into an arena to complete a ceremony.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Vivement Lundi !
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Jean-François Le Corre
- Screenwriter : Laurent Gorgiard
- Director of Photography : Olivier Gillon
- Music Composer : Yann Tiersen
- Editor : Anne Rennesson
- Sound Recordist : Patrick Le Goff
- Author of original work : Gilles Gozzer
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 3 min 54 seconds
- Visa number : 91.635
- Visa issue date : 16/07/1997
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)