Synopsis
An elderly woman who was once an actress returns home. She decides to leave everything behind and leaves a letter to her daughter.
Credits
Director (1)
Actress (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : House on Fire
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Vincent Wang
- Screenwriter : Dominique Valentin
- Director of Photography : Laurent Brunet
- Music Composer : Chris Biehl
- Assistant Director : Nicolas Saubost
- Editor : Guy Lecorne
- Sound Recordist : Éric Aurégan
- Costume designer : Claudie Gastine
- Line Producer : Fred Bellaïche
- Assistant Operator : Émilie Monier
- Production Manager : Cédric Walter
- Sound Editor : Xavier Dreyfuss
- Production Designers : Claudie Gastine, Alain Baliteau
- Grader : Laurent Brunet
- Make-up Artist : Marie-Laure Texier
- Sound Mixer : Xavier Dreyfuss
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Ageing
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 17 min 23 seconds
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (1)
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2016
Compétition internationale
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)