Synopsis
A reinvented 19th century. A sadistic, conjugal crime story. Philibert Merlin, a mathematician with a twisted mind, is crazy about order. Alice, his wife, is an artist. She’s in love – and messy. Everything gets very complicated.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Enfants de la Lune
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Bruno De Saint-Céran
- Screenwriter : Isabelle Gély
- Director of Photography : Lucas Bernard
- Music Composer : Stefan Rodescu
- Editor : Bertrand Boutillier
- Sound Recordist : Jean-François Matre
- Costume designer : Valérie Cervantés Demaggio
- Sound Editor : Olivier Lafuma
- Production Designer : Marie Lejeune
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Lafuma
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Murder, Power
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 113.600
- Visa issue date : 14/05/2007
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)