Synopsis
We knew that mermaids attracted sailors with their song, but what we have never been told is that these devilish creatures couldn't resist the appeal of poetry. A romantic young man, lost on a Normandy beach, discovers this to his cost.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Requin
Full credits (7)
- Adaptation : Djibril Glissant
- Screenwriter : Djibril Glissant
- Director of Photography : Yorick Le Saux
- Music Composer : Fabrice Laffon
- Editor : Emmanuelle Gabet
- Sound Recordist : Yves Capus
- Costume designer : Murielle Meyronnet
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 : 4 min
- Visa number : 90.376
- Visa issue date : 05/02/1998
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)