Synopsis
"I don't paint a being, I paint his passage." (Montaigne) In a remote region, a child and an adult man share a secret, deep loneliness and the loss of a dear one.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Alice Beckmann
- Screenwriter : Mathieu Gérault
- Director of Photography : Pierre Cottereau
- Music Composers : Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Sébastien Bach
- Editors : Anne Souriau, Béatrice Wick
- Sound Recordist : Jean Philippe
- Continuity supervisor : Ariane Billy
- Production Designers : Ronan Prodhomme, Baptiste Gérault
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Philosophical tale, Psychological drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2001
- Runtime : 26 min
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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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)