Schéhérazade
Synopsis
This film is based on the first tale of The Thousand and One Nights. When his brother telles him that his wife is unfaithful, Sultan Shahryar loses his reason. The slaughter of the lovers in the palace gardens where they made love, the discovery of an unfortunate genie, and his decision to marry and have executed a young girl every night, are unable to quench his thirst for revenge. Ony the wiles of Scheherazade and her sister are able to calm his destructive madness.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Paris Plage Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films de l'Arlequin
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Thierry Rolland
- Screenwriter : Florence Miailhe
- Director of photography : Florence Miailhe
- Editors : Catherine Chouchan, Natalie Perrey
- Sound Recordist : Étienne Bultingaire
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
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