Synopsis
A young rock music composer survives in an artist's squat. One monring, Paul is visited by a yellow bird from his rock opera Yellow Bird. He tries to catch the bird. Just when he is about to do so, he literally falls over the girl of his dreams, who also escapes his grasp. Inspired by this encounter, Paul decides to reform his childhood rock group. He is projected into another dimension at the heart of his rock opera and sets out to discover his hidden dream.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Polaris
- Co-production : Les Films du Bois Sacré
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Christophe Mazodier
- Screenwriter : Rodolphe Pauly
- Director of Photography : Jean-Paul Agostini
- Music Composers : Jean-Michel Zanetti, Colorama (Groupe)
- Editor : Yves Beloniak
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Luc Rault-Cheynet
- Costume designer : Cécile Cotten
- Voice : Gérard Depardieu
- Co-producer : Dante Desarthe
- Assistant Operator : Étienne Blanchard
- Production Manager : Patrick Gordon
- Sound Editor : Ferdinand Bouchara
- Continuity supervisor : Charles Jodoin-Keaton
- Production Designer : Marc Thiébault
- Sound Mixer : Benoît Biral
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Musical, Film opéra
- Themes : Metamorphosis, Dreams
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 17 min 37 seconds
- Visa number : 121.646
- Visa issue date : 20/01/2009
- Production formats : 35mm
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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