Synopsis
A gripping and graphic story of love, schizophrenia, urban panache and absinthe addiction. Looking at her impassive face, strange sensations envelope his being, numbling him against reality and turning the imaginary into the tangible. His hearing is blurred by quirky sounds and slowly, the dissonance of a mocking world dissolves into a murmuring smear. She has freed him...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Weatherbox
- Film exports/foreign sales : Weatherbox
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Dan Salzmann
- Screenwriter : Dan Salzmann
- Director of Photography : Dan Salzmann
- Music Composer : Bathyscaphe (Groupe)
- Sound Recordist : Jérémy Luc
- Costume designer : Katalin Taslar
- Sales Agent : Dan Salzmann
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love, Insanity
- Production language : Silent
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2003
- Runtime : 7 min
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby SR
News & awards
Selections (2)
Awards (1)
Movies and programs to discover
MyFrenchShorts
Full film to discover (with English-subs)
In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)