Synopsis
Francis and Thérèse run a café near the station in a small town. There's also Alexandre, the waiter, and Huguette, the maid. One day Huguette learns that her little brother is coming to see her. This is a disaster because she has always told him that she runs the place...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : K Production
Full credits (8)
- Adaptation : Jacques Mitsch, Catherine Morlot
- Screenwriters : Jacques Mitsch, Catherine Morlot
- Director of Photography : David Vincent
- Music Composer : Gilles Carles
- Editor : Josiane Zardoya
- Sound Recordist : Wojtek Kulpinski
- Author of original work : Jean-Pierre Chabrol
- Production Designer : Martial Petit
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1998
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 92.480
- Visa issue date : 25/03/1998
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)