Synopsis
In 1926, a Brancusi sculpture is stopped at the American border. Non-figurative, this artwork is classified as a manufactured article and its owner forced to pay a duty. The artist appealed the decision. Judge Byron Waite, a former member of the Customs Board, is chosen to process the trial.
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- Executive Producer : La fémis
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriter : Félix Rehm
- Music Composers : Géry Petit, Axel Nouveau
- Editor : Félix Rehm
- Producer : Margaux Juvénal
- Sound Editor : Romain Ozanne
- Graders : Juliette Barrat, Maxence Lemonnier
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Documentary, Experimental
- Themes : History
- Production language : English, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 19 min 49 seconds
- Production formats : Video - Photos
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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