Synopsis
A young civil servant is impatient to leave the ministry every evening. Once home, he devotes himself entirely to the novel he is writing, in which he is the main character with Delphica, the ravishing young girl of his dreams. A humorous contrast between daily routine and the escape into the imagination.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Pléiade
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Braunberger
- Screenwriter : Serge Korber
- Director of Photography : Christian Guillouet
- Music Composer : Roger Riffard
- Editor : Néna Baratier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1962
- Runtime : 13 min
- Visa number : 265013
- Visa issue date : 05/12/1962
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Audio format : Mono
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)