Synopsis
Octave – seventy-six years old, fifty years of marriage, five children, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren – has doubts. He wonders whether he likes the taste of Brussels sprouts or not. He also wonders whether Madeleine, his wife, is still to his liking.
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- Executive Producers : Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat, David Atrakchi
- Screenwriter : Michaël Terraz
- Director of Photography : Xavier Dolléans
- Music Composer : Fred Parker Aliotti
- Assistant director : Clémentine Castel
- Editor : Nathalie Safir
- Sound Recordist : Stéphane Roché
- Costume designer : Camille Nogues
- Foreign Producer : Michaël Terraz
- Line Producer : Boris Mendza
- Co-producer : Cédric Choppin
- Assistant Operator : Prune Saunier-Dardant
- Camera Operator : Xavier Dolléans
- Production manager : Gabrielle Hours
- Sound Editor : Nikolas Javelle
- Continuity supervisor : Aurélie Maillol
- Production Designer : Bertrand L'Herminier
- Make-up Artist : Julie Vives
- Sound Mixer : Nikolas Javelle
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Romantic comedy
- Themes : Love, Ageing, Television
- Production language : French, English
- Coproducer countries : France, Switzerland
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Switzerland)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 20 min 45 seconds
- Visa number : 141.499
- Visa issue date : 04/05/2016
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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