Synopsis
Siméon, a museum custodian, is on duty at the exhibition of a famous artist John Bismuth, whose major work is a wooden chair exactly like his own, or nearly. But this "nearly" turns Siméon's life upside down.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Alterego
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Éric Porcher
- Screenwriter : Bénédicte Portal
- Director of Photography : Thibaud Danton
- Music Composer : Franck Monnet
- Editors : Yannick Coutheron, Francis Coulon
- Sound Recordist : Carlos Campos
- Costume designer : Annaïg Le Bourhis
- Sound editors : Isabelle Aubron, Fabrice Gerardi
- Continuity supervisor : Caroline Leloup
- Production Designer : Jean-Luc Gilles
- Music Performer : Franck Monnet
- Sound Mixer : Cristinel Sirli
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Comedy
- Themes : Art, Work
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 116.039
- 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)