Synopsis
Sitting alone at a table laid for two, a woman is about to blow out a candle on a small birthday cake. At this moment, Serge, her boyfriend, arrives. She welcomes him coldly, reproaching him for his lateness and his lies, and threatens to leave. Trying to restrain her, Serge begins to justify himself. If he arrived late, it was because he bumped into Jean, whom he hadn't seen for ten years. Back then, he was a cemetery caretaker, in Sète.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Goyave
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Peggy Desplats
- Screenwriter : Carine Hazan
- Directors of Photography : Marie Celette, Pierre Jouvion
- Music Composer : Antoine Sahler
- Editor : Élisa Cosse
- Sound Recordist : Lionel Guenoun
- Costume designer : Manuela Ribeiro
- Production managers : Marianne Geslin, Fanny Dalmagro
- Sound Editor : Lionel Guenoun
- Continuity supervisor : Camille Sauzeau
- Production Designer : Esteban Valverde
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane De Rocquigny
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Romantic comedy
- Themes : Friendship, Love
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 12 min
- Visa number : 122.037
- Visa issue date : 20/02/2009
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)