Synopsis
The Canal Saint-Martin. A lock, two gates and a bridge. Like pawns scattered over this revolving chessboard as a barge passes, four couples try to focus on their hazy lives.
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- Executive Producer : Solo Films
Full credits (9)
- Adaptation : Sébastien Régnier
- Screenwriter : Sébastien Régnier
- Directors of Photography : Agnès Godard, Gérard Mercier
- Music Composer : Laurent Petitgand
- Editors : Valérie Loiseleux, Juliette Urbain
- Sound Recordist : Didier Saïn
- Costume designer : Montserrat Casanova
- Author of original work : Solveig Dommartin
- Production Designer : Montserrat Casanova
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Love
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1998
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 93.020
- Visa issue date : 02/12/1998
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)