Isolation
Synopsis
Elisa, 8, lives on an island off the Vendée coast. Her parents’ frequent arguments and her mother’s rejection often drive her to seek refuge with her maternal grandmother. Saddened by Elisa’s fate, her grandmother decides to break the silence and visit her daughter. On the way, she suddenly recalls the past and relives the drama that drove them apart. She realizes that her daughter’s behavior with Elisa is identical to her own some years earlier.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Blackstone Pictures
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Alexandre Sartene
- Screenwriter : Sabrina Van Tassel
- Director of Photography : Wilfrid Sempé
- Music Composer : Sylvain Meyniac
- Editor : Sophie Schmit
- Sound Recordist : Thomas Lascar
- Production Designer : Monique Dessille
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological comedy
- Themes : Childhood, Ocean
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 14 min 54 seconds
- Visa number : 105.495
- Visa issue date : 28/11/2002
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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