Synopsis
This summer, Jean (23) has decided to visit Omer, his grandfather, who still lives in the house where he spent his holydays as a child. But Jean and Omer are unable to communicate, unaware of each other's upsets and hopes : Omer flees his solitude in his pigeon-loft and Jean would like to save the planet from all its misfortunes... And what if they discovered that the happiness they seek elsewhere may simply lie inside them ?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de Mai
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Serge Zeitoun
- Screenwriter : Jean-Marc Descamps
- Director of Photography : Louis-Philippe Capelle
- Music Composer : Jacques Schab
- Editor : Frédéric Demolder
- Sound Recordist : Jean-François Mabire
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 20 min 30 seconds
- Visa number : 92.038
- Visa issue date : 13/01/1997
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)