Synopsis
A young woman returns to her family home that is now abandoned. As she drifts back and forth between her past and present, she crosses paths with some of the people of her childhood. They lurk in the shadows of the nooks and crannies of the old country house. The young woman relives a dramatic event that happened in the past.
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Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : La Vie est Belle
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Céline Maugis
- Screenwriter : Joséphine Flasseur
- Director of Photography : Aleksander Kaufmann
- Music Composer : Nicolas Baby
- Editor : Alexandra Strauss
- Sound Recordist : Pierric Guennegan
- Costume designers : Joan Bich, Émilie Coadou
- Production Designer : Catherine Teilhet
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, Death
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2003
- Runtime : 31 min
- Visa number : 105.708
- Visa issue date : 26/02/2003
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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