Synopsis
In February 1942, in the middle of the Pacific war, New Caledonia is the American back base. In spite of the agitation which reigns in the camp, a lieutenant relaxes by playing the piano a nocturne by Chopin. All the soldiers hear him.
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Director (1)
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Tita Productions
- Co-production : Anûû-Rû âboro
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Fred Prémel
- Director of Photography : Laurent Teyssier
- Music Composer : Frédéric Chopin
- Assistant Director : Lionel Smila
- Editor : Nicolas Capus
- Sound Recordist : Jean-François Priester
- Costume designers : Jill Fisiimoli, Nathalie Sintes
- Assistant Operator : David Durca
- Production Manager : Cyril Vincent
- Sound Editor : Jean-François Priester
- Production designers : Jill Fisiimoli, Nathalie Sintes
- Music performer : Shiho Narushima
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Conflict, War, Countries, Human nature , Power, Poetry
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, New Caledonia
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France, New Caledonia)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 9 min 53 seconds
- Visa number : 126.934
- Visa issue date : 26/11/2012
- Production formats : HD - HD 2K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Adapted from Petites Nouvelles de Calédonie by Ismet Kurtovitch.
Film from the collection One Short One Movie en Outre-Mer - Saison 2 : New Caledonia.
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