Synopsis
Christmas 95, Paris : a man caught in a traffic jam becomes aware of the absurdity of life and decides to spend the best day of his life with a little boy. A fiction in a real setting inspired by Albert Camus's Sisyphe.
Credits
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Films 7 Lumières (Les)
- Film exports/foreign sales : Films 7 Lumières (Les)
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Philippe Gauthier
- Screenwriters : Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
- Director of Photography : Benoît Labourdette
- Music Composer : Janis Joplin
- Editor : Sophie Reiter
- Sound Recordist : Alain Curvelier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 5 min 30 seconds
- Visa number : 89.744
- Visa issue date : 20/01/1997
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- 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)