Synopsis
A boy goes to the screening of an old cinema masterpiece. Initially very excited, he gets bored after a moment. While looking around him, he sees that the other spectators are very satisfied, their faces have an ecstatic expression. To amuse himself, the boy imagines that every spectator wears a smiling mask. When finally he decides to remove them, he discovers something interesting.
Credits
Director (1)
Actor (1)
Full credits (5)
- Screenwriter : Giuseppe Scavo
- Editors : Giuseppe Scavo, Jules Pottier
- Production Manager : Giuseppe Scavo
- Sound editors : Giuseppe Scavo, Jules Pottier
- Continuity supervisor : Giuseppe Scavo
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Cinema
- Production language : No dialogue
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 9 min 36 seconds
- Visa number : 122.890
- Visa issue date : 02/06/2009
- Production formats : HDV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)