Synopsis
François Truffat sent Sarah a letter the week she was born. He arranged to meet her on her thirteenth birthday to take her to the cinema. He was unable to keep that promise... But this film isn't the tale of a missed appointment ! It's the tale of two teenagers who discover one another through the cinema and their parent's love.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Tessa Racine
Full credits (7)
- Adaptation : Tessa Racine, Karim Bengana, Jérôme Taillé
- Director of photography : Tessa Racine
- Music Composers : Philippe Richard, Lionel Dhélin
- Editor : Marie Da Costa
- Sound Recordist : Charles Autrand
- Costume designer : Sandrine Bernard
- Production Designer : Sandrine Bernard
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 : 18 min
- Visa number : 93.766
- Visa issue date : 25/02/1998
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (3)
Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago)
Italy, 1999
Competition Short Waves
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)