Synopsis
In May 1993, Linda Ferrer-Roca was given a stock of old negatives found in an attic. This photographic jumble contained around 2,000 faces, full on and in profile - a large part of the legal records of the Vernet d'Ariège internment camp (1939-1944) - and shots of daily life. This film revolves around the investigation carried out by the director to locate, identify and find, as far as possible, the subjects of these photos. It is based on the photograph's capacity to reactivate memory, to free words. A mosaic of words and looks to explain the horror and banality of imprisonment.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films d'Ici
- Film exports/foreign sales : Lagardère Studios
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Richard Copans
- Screenwriter : Linda Ferrer-Roca
- Director of Photography : Richard Copans
- Editor : Catherine Poitevin
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Schwob
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : History
- Production language : French, Spanish
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 56 min
- Visa number : 90.295
- Visa issue date : 23/09/1997
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)