L'Escalier

A Short film of

Frédéric Mermoud

Produced by

Tabo Tabo Films

Production year2003

Runtime22 min

Synopsis

Rachel is 15. She's in love with Hervé, a young guy from college. They meet up in the stairs of her building; they kiss and start to know each other. One night, Hervé asks Rachel to run away with him to Normandy.

Credits

Director (1)

Frédéric Mermoud
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Actors (5)

Nina Meurisse

Clément Van Den Bergh

Soko

Camille Japy

Amandine Maudet

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Tabo Tabo Films

Foreign production company : FCA Films

Full credits (6)

Executive Producer : Bénédicte Pollet-Baronian

Screenwriter : Frédéric Mermoud

Director of Photography : Thomas Hardmeier

Editor : Sarah Anderson

Sound recordists : Julien Sicart, Bruno Reiland, Florent Lavallée

Production Designer : Aurélie De Saint-Sauveur

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Romantic comedy
Themes : Adolescence, Love
Production language : French
Coproducer countries : France, Switzerland
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Switzerland)
Production year : 2003
Runtime : 22 min
Visa number : 106.672
Visa issue date : 30/04/2003
Production formats : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

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Selections (16)

Locarno Film Festival
Switzerland, 2010
Retrospective - 20th Anniversary of Leopards of Tomorrow
Belo Horizonte - International Short Film Festival
Brazil, 2004
International Competition
Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2004
Nominations catégorie fiction
Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors
Greece, 2004
International Competition

Awards (2)

Locarno Film Festival
Switzerland, 2003
Léopard d'or compétition nationale
Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago)
Italy, 2003
Award for Best Film in the Short Waves Competition

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