Synopsis
In a small village in Provence, on the first day of school, a young boy throws his bag into the river on a bet, and the retrieval of it leads to a thrilling adventure.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : Dovidis, Les Films du Colisée
- Film exports/foreign sales : Dovidis, L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Neurrisse
- Screenwriters : Michèle O'Glor, Jacques Rozier
- Director of Photography : René Mathelin
- Music Composers : Darius Milhaud, Jacques Ibert, Tibor Harsányi
- Editors : Michelle David, Raymonde Nevers, Christiane Matoux
- Sound recordists : Jean Duguet, Jean Pouleau
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Childhood
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1955
- Runtime : 19 min 56 seconds
- Visa number : 19.168
- Visa issue date : 31/12/1956
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)