Synopsis
A man roams in a city, as a foreigner to the world. He stops in a square and observes closely the terrace of a restaurant from where a little girl steps out. He looks at her for a long time, as if he knew her, and follows her up to a building into which she rushes. They take the elevator together. She goes to her grandmother's. He hesitates.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriter : Pierre Daignière
- Director of Photography : Benoît Pain
- Music Composers : Jeremy Chinour, Anthony Lerat
- Editor : Jérémy Boucris
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Luc Peart
- Costume designers : Julie Couturier, Laëtitia Pommier
- Sound editors : Vincent Hazard, Étienne Lesueur
- Continuity supervisor : Laurence Nicoli
- Sound mixers : Julien Alves, Jérôme Alexandre
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Romantic comedy
- Themes : Relationships, Paternity, Solitude/loneliness
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 16 min 15 seconds
- Visa number : 124.286
- Visa issue date : 24/11/2010
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (3)
Awards (1)
Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival
France, 2009
Prize from French-Language Television Networks
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