Synopsis
Today, many men and women pass through the doors of the municipal baths. Some do so out of necessity, for they have no shower where they live. Whereas others have one, but prefer to wash in a public place. Moments when bodies undergo different rituals, depending on one's gender, origins, or obsessions, from shaving to the spreading of cream all over one's body, to the reflection of one's image in a mirror.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Sacrebleu Productions
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Ron Dyens
- Screenwriter : Clara Elalouf
- Director of Photography : Philippe Ayme
- Editor : Laurent Samama
- Sound recordist : Clara Elalouf
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Minorities, Society
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 13 min
- Visa number : 121.813
- Visa issue date : 20/02/2009
- Production formats : HDV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (6)
Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago)
Italy, 2009
Online International Competition
Mediawave International Film and Music Gathering of Fort Monostor - Komárom
Hungary, 2009
International Short Film Competition
Awards (1)
Delegations (1)
Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago)
Italy, 2009
Director : Clara Elalouf
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