Synopsis
Two men spend a day of vacation by a lake. They accompany their peregrination with formulae and commercial promises taken from a marabout's pamphlet, bathe, navigate, banter, dredge, steal a little money, buy souvenirs, challenge gravity and, by force of circumstance, find themselves in the skin of The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein Young person.
Credits
Actors (6)
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray
- Director of Photography : Simon Beaufils
- Music Composer : Maxime Matray
- Editors : Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray
- Sound recordists : Sébastien Pierre, Mathieu Chatagnon
- Producers : Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray
- Assistant Operator : Fabrizio Dörig
- Sound Editor : Sébastien Pierre
- Sound Mixer : Sébastien Pierre
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Romantic comedy, Legend
- Themes : Friendship, Painting, Encounters
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 15 min 42 seconds
- Visa number : 133.502
- Visa issue date : 18/07/2012
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)