Synopsis
Her father being debt-ridden, the young Else devotes herself to ask for a loan from the old man Dorsday, who accepts if Else goes naked in front of him. Storm under the skull of Else who will to choose suicide.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
Full credits (12)
- Screenwriter : Isabelle Prim
- Director of photography : Alexandra Sabathé
- Music Composer : Géry Petit
- Editor : Isabelle Prim
- Sound Recordist : Géry Petit
- Costume designer : Cécile Prim
- Production manager : Amélie Dubois
- Sound editor : Isabelle Prim
- Continuity supervisor : Marion Trotté
- Production Designer : Jean Guillaud
- Special Effects : Isabelle Prim
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Rouvillain
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Research - Experimental
- Themes : The absurd, Fantasies, Mountains
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 43 min
- Production formats : Super 16 - HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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About
Adapted from Fraülein Else by Arthur Schnitzler.
Isabelle Prim's short movie (born in 1984) follows the weft of the novel written by Arthur Schnitzler in 1924, but in a fragmented way. This Cubist magma, this kaleidoscope, it is at the same time Else habsgourgienne of Schnitzler and, in competition, in contradiction, rthe reflexion of a video director, actress bold and hypermodern from Schnitzler. Luc Moullet.
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)