Vitriol

Directed by Dominique Defert
Produced by Sombrero Films
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 40 min
Production year : 2002

Director

Dominique
Defert

Actors

Synopsis

In the Middle Ages, a famous artist, accompanied by his young apprentice, returns to the village where his celebrity all began 30 years earlier. At that time, he had represented the figure of Christ in mosaic, the first in a long series, an image whose beauty and purity enabled the church, still in its infancy, to evangelize the entire country. But the old man has a secret: this face of Christ, so holy and merciful, was born neither from his imagination nor from some mystic inspiration – it originated from an imperfect model, a human model, and from a Machiavellian pact forever linking the destinies of two men.

Production and distribution

Associate production company : Sombrero Films

Full credits

Executive Producer : Alain Benguigui
Screenwriter : Dominique Defert
Director of Photography : Bernard Tissier
Sound Recordists : Alexis Farou, Fabrice Gerardi
Editor : Alexandre Besson
Production Designer : Franck Breuil
Music Composers : Olivier Dizet, Julien Grunberg
Costume Designer : Claire Chanat

Technical details

Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Legend
Themes : Memories, Religion
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2002
Runtime : 40 min
Visa number : 100.878
Visa issue date : 29/07/2002
Production formats : Super 16
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby SR

Festival Selections (2)

	Mostra - São Paulo International Film Festival - 2003 International Perspective - Short Films Type : Feature film and short film festival Location : Brazil
	Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - 2003 Type : Short film festival Location : France