Synopsis
Every afternoon after work Laura, fifty-something, visits her lover's grave. She sits on a chair and talks to him, trying to keep their love story alive. One day, she decides that she's taking it too far, and resolves never to return... The following day is All Soul's Day, and another woman of the same age as Laura comes to meditate at the grave, surrounded by her family. Days go by, and no one comes. And then, one day, Laura returns...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Poisson
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : René Gonzalez
- Screenwriter : Paolo Trotta
- Director of photography : Sabine Lancelin
- Assistant director : Sylvie Peyre
- Editor : Saskia Berthod
- Sound Recordist : Jérôme Thiault
- Sales Agent : René Gonzalez
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 : 2000
- Runtime : 19 min
- Visa number : 97.713
- Visa issue date : 26/12/2000
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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