Synopsis
Today, on the TV, it is worse than usual. A double origin. Summer, 1964: in full cold war, Andy Warhol entitles Empire a static shot of eight hours about the Empire State Building. In August 2nd, 1914: Franz Kafka summarizes a day in his diary: Germany declared the war with Russia. This afternoon, swimming pool. It is the beginning of the end of the Austria-Hungary empire.
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- Film exports/foreign sales : Heure Exquise !
Full credits (5)
- Screenwriter : Loïc Connanski
- Director of Photography : Loïc Connanski
- Editor : Loïc Connanski
- Sound Recordist : Loïc Connanski
- Producer : Loïc Connanski
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Sub-genre : Video art
- Themes : Conflict, Media
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2001
- Runtime : 31 min
- Production formats : DV-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)