Synopsis
A factory siren sounds, workers punch in, the machinery starts. A worker opens small bags under a spout that spews beans into the bag. The worker must open a new bag quickly before the spout dispenses more beans. He sets each full bag on a rack; another worker seals the bags. When the worker loses his rhythm and gets the bags late to the spout, beans pile up around him. His boss hollers. Cut to his flat where his aproned wife cooks dinner as their daughter plays. He storms in, snarls at the cooking food, and stomps out. Mom snivels, then trips on a toy, so the kid gets yelled at. The child kicks the dog who worries the cat who pounces.... The factory siren sounds.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Commune
Full credits (5)
- Screenwriter : Pascal Aubier
- Director of Photography : Jean-Jacques Flori
- Assistant Director : Alain Périsson
- Editor : Dominique Galliéni
- Sound recordist : Alix Comte
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Work
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1975
- Runtime : 6 min 30 seconds
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)