Synopsis
Three friends are nearing the end of drunken meal. Their host sets them a riddle : It's a story of a guy who goes into a restaurant. He looks through the menu and orders pelican. The waiter serves him, the guy tastes the pelican and then commits suicide. Why?.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Cercle
Full credits (5)
- Screenwriter : Pierre Ferrière
- Director of Photography : Jean-Paul Rosa Da Costa
- Music Composer : Franz Liszt
- Editor : Pierre Didier
- Sound recordist : Gita Cerveira
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1992
- Runtime : 6 min
- Visa number : 78.346
- Visa issue date : 16/12/1991
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)