Synopsis
Reading an anatomy textbook fires the imagination of a young woman, carrying her into an uncanny sensuous world. A film inspired by an autopsy report written in 1831 and describing precisly the textures and colors inside the human body.
Credits
Director (1)
Actress (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : ADR Productions
Full credits (5)
- Screenwriter : Geneviève Anhoury
- Director of Photography : Sébastien Veyrin-Forrer
- Editor : Catherine Buisson
- Sound Recordist : Hans Peter Stubbe
- Costume designer : Catherine Couster
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2001
- Runtime : 4 min 16 seconds
- Visa number : 86.449
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (8)
Hamburg (Cine Art) - International Short Film Festival
Germany, 2000
Official selection
Sydney - Film Festival
Australia, 2000
Official Competition
Delegations (2)
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In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)