Synopsis
An artist paints an imaginary portrait. But her dog drags her outside, leading her to the cafe where she finds herself face to face with the man in the portrait. She goes home to get the painting and brings it back to the cafe and offers it to him.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Atelier Productions
Full credits (14)
- Screenwriter : Marie-Agnès Viala
- Director of Photography : Maurice Giraud
- Music Composer : Jean-Noël Gayte
- Assistant Director : Fernand Garcia
- Editor : Laure Budin
- Sound recordists : Dominique Lancelot, Éric Celton
- Line Producer : Maurice Giraud
- Assistant Operator : Danièle Seené
- Camera Operator : Maurice Giraud
- Sound editor : Laure Budin
- Continuity supervisor : Pascaline Simar
- Production Designer : Raymond Perrot
- Make-up Artist : Catherine Cheminade
- Sound Mixer : Jacques Thomas-Gérard
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Burlesque comedy
- Themes : Fantasies, Love, Painting
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1987
- Runtime : 7 min 15 seconds
- Visa number : 65.572
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)