Synopsis
8 year-old Benoît goes to his local library. On a distant shelf, he finds a magnificient children's edition of "Arabian Nights". Attracted by the oriental illustrations, Benoît wants to borrow the book but the librarian disagrees. From then on, the book is doomed to a long mysterious journey.
Credits
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Nada
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producers : Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz
- Screenwriters : Vanessa Bertran, Diane Morel
- Music Composer : Patrick Moriceau
- Editor : Marie-Pomme Carteret
- Sound Recordist : Sylvain Malbrant
- Production Designer : Clotilde Augot
- Sound mixer : Anne Maisonhaute
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2000
- Runtime : 7 min 40 seconds
- Visa number : 99.609
- Visa issue date : 04/07/2000
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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