Synopsis
Anne doesn't have enough money to take her daughter, Mélody, away from the small provincial town where they live for a few days during the summer holidays. In the face of her daughter's disappointment and incomprehension, she does all she can to find the money.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : La fémis
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International
- French distribution : Pyramide Distribution
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriters : Emmanuelle Bercot, Marcia Romano
- Directors of Photography : Stephan Massis, Crystel Fournier
- Editor : Julien Leloup
- Sound recordists : Pierre André, Navjol Hansra
- Continuity supervisor : Virginie Prin
- Sound Mixer : Gildas Mercier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, Holiday
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 17 min
- Visa number : 98.275
- Visa issue date : 05/11/1999
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (9)
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival
Spain, 2010
Special Screening - Films from La FEMIS
Awards (1)
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