Synopsis
Returning from Alexandria, a man sees a doctor about a very strange affliction: he can no longer express himself in anything but alexandrine verse. The problem is that his illness is contagious.
Credits
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Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Viridiana Productions
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Axel Guyot
- Screenwriter : Sylvain Gillet
- Director of Photography : Jean-Marc Selva
- Music Composer : Thierry Mallet
- Editor : Odile Bonis
- Sound Recordist : Jean-François Mabire
- Production Designer : Marc Thiébault
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Medicine, Poetry
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 30 min
- Visa number : 102.095
- Visa issue date : 21/03/2002
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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