Synopsis
Pierre, a loving husband, prepares a surprise for his wife Brigitte's birthday. But a series of trivial incidents (such as drafts or the sun reflecting off a window) lead the next-door neighbor to his bed right at the moment that Brigitte comes in to the bedroom.
Credits
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Actors (9)
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- Executive Producer : Plein la Vue
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Fabrice Maruca
- Screenwriter : Fabrice Maruca
- Director of Photography : Colin Houben
- Music Composer : Alex Opang
- Editors : Emmanuel Douce, Bruno Maruani
- Sound Recordist : Yann-Élie Gorans
- Costume designer : Véronique Trémoureux
- Sound Editor : Vincent Hazard
- Production Designer : Véronique Assens
- Sound Mixer : Julien Alves
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Comedy
- Themes : Love, Relationships
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 115.602
- Visa issue date : 11/05/2007
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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