L'Assurance est un plat qui se mange froid

A Short film of

Daniel Jenny

Produced by

FMR Productions

Production year2001

Runtime18 min

Synopsis

One rainy night, David goes into an art gallery in a small, provincial town. He’s come to meet the gallery owner, Paul. In fact, the gallery is just a front. Paul is a forger, and his accomplice Florence touts for unscrupulous clients looking to make money on bogus insurance claims… David offers Paul a deal, but this time things will turn out in a way that Paul could never have imagined.

Credits

Director (1)

Daniel Jenny
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Actors (4)

Bernard Le Coq

Fanny Cottençon

Thomas Chabrol

Daniel Jenny

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : FMR Productions

Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage

Full credits (7)

Executive Producer : Daniel Jenny

Screenwriter : Daniel Jenny

Director of Photography : Gérald Thiaville

Music Composer : Thierry Éliez

Editors : Pascal Hainot, Françoise Vuillemin

Sound Recordist : Philippe Arbez

Production Designers : Alexandre Bancel, Michel Duveaux

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Crime/thriller
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2001
Runtime : 18 min 30 seconds
Visa number : 97.704
Visa issue date : 25/01/2001
Production formats : 35mm
Color type : Black & White
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (3)

Urban Gypsy Productions New York French Short Film Festival
United States, 2002
Fiction Competition
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Film Festival (Rouyn-Noranda)
Canada, 2001
Compétition officielle
Alpinale European Film Festival (Bludenz)
Austria, 2001
Short Film Section

Resources

Festivals Listing(1)

l-assurance-est-un-plat-qui-se-mange-froid-festivals-listing-french.pdf

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