Synopsis
Karl Marx didn't write the of Das Kapital. Books II and III were written and published by Friedrich Engels between 1885 and 1894. This film uses a comic approach to show the moment when Marx tells Engels that he has decided to stop writting Das Kapital.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : FEW (Farrugia Entertainment Worldwide) - Barbès Films Compagnie
- Co-production : Galfin
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Dominique Farrugia
- Screenwriters : Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette
- Director of Photography : Jean-Marie Chevron
- Music Composers : Édouard Lalo, Modeste Petrovitch Moussorgski, Gustav Mahler
- Editor : Xavier Loutreuil
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Struye
- Co-producer : Olivier Granier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Politics, History
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 14 min
- Visa number : 90.364
- Visa issue date : 07/03/1997
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)