Synopsis
Madeleine, recently married to François, an airforce reserve officer, has been waiting for her husband for month. One fine day, he finally has a twenty-four-hour leave. The eagerly awaited reunion, that shortened to one hour, proves to be hard to live out.
Credits
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Full credits (5)
- Screenwriter : Nathalie Boutefeu
- Director of photography : Nathalie Boutefeu
- Music Composer : Pascal Pottier
- Editor : Nathalie Boutefeu
- Sound Recordist : François Rivalan
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Love
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1998
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 94.583
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)