Synopsis
In the Middle Ages, a famous artist, accompanied by his young apprentice, returns to the village where his celebrity all began 30 years earlier. At that time, he had represented the figure of Christ in mosaic, the first in a long series, an image whose beauty and purity enabled the church, still in its infancy, to evangelize the entire country. But the old man has a secret: this face of Christ, so holy and merciful, was born neither from his imagination nor from some mystic inspiration – it originated from an imperfect model, a human model, and from a Machiavellian pact forever linking the destinies of two men.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Sombrero Films
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Alain Benguigui
- Screenwriter : Dominique Defert
- Director of Photography : Bernard Tissier
- Music Composers : Olivier Dizet, Julien Grunberg
- Editor : Alexandre Besson
- Sound recordists : Alexis Farou, Fabrice Gerardi
- Costume designer : Claire Chanat
- Production Designer : Franck Breuil
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Legend
- Themes : Memories, Religion
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 40 min
- Visa number : 100.878
- Visa issue date : 29/07/2002
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)