Butterfly Woman
Synopsis
A spectator, a string puppet, applauds the magic tricks of the Femme Papillon, another string puppet with whom he’s in love. His clapping is so forceful that it snaps his strings. Suddenly free, he runs to the Femme Papillon, in the hope of winning her love by freeing her from her destiny.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Nord
- Co-production : Gorgone Productions
- Foreign production companies : Digital Graphics, La Boîte... Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Arnaud Demuynck
- Screenwriter : Virginie Bourdin
- Director of Photography : Morijke Van Kets
- Music Composer : Geert D'Haene
- Editor : Serge Kestemont
- Sound Recordist : Arnaud Saulnier
- Co-producer : Éric Gleizer
- Production Designer : Luc Noël
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale
- Themes : Love
- Production language : No dialogue
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Belgium, France)
- Production year : 2003
- Runtime : 10 min
- Visa number : 105.151
- Visa issue date : 23/01/2003
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (22)
Cannes International Film Festival
France, 2004
Gras Savoye Prize for Best Producer and Director of a Short Film
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