Synopsis
Gaspard wakes up and begins to prepare for his wedding. He dawdles, distracted by other matters, and ends up arriving late, to find his fiancée in tears. His future wife’s family beats him up. A young woman finds his desperate air and black eye so hilarious that she instantly agrees to run off with him, giggling all the way.
Credits
Director (1)
Actor (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Bella Unita Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
Full credits (3)
- Screenwriter : Eddy Matalon
- Director of Photography : Jean-Jacques Tarbès
- Music Composer : Francis Lemarque
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1962
- Runtime : 13 min
- Visa number : 26042
- Visa issue date : 03/10/1962
- Color type : Black & White
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)