The Telegram

A Short film of

Coralie Fargeat

Produced by

Butterfly Productions

Production year2003

Runtime12 min

Synopsis

Two women living in a tiny village are expecting some telegrams from their soldiers sons. Here comes the postman.

Credits

Director (1)

Coralie Fargeat
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Actors (3)

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Butterfly Productions

Full credits (8)

Executive Producer : Pierre-François Bernet

Screenwriter : Coralie Fargeat

Director of Photography : Olivier Gallois

Music Composer : Gilles Migliori

Editor : Jérémy Luc

Sound Recordist : Patrick Valey

Costume designer : Nadège Bulfay

Production Designer : Clément Ducroix

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Psychological drama
Themes : War, Family
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2003
Runtime : 12 min
Visa number : 106.997
Visa issue date : 04/06/2003
Production formats : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

Coralie Fargeat, jury member for MyFrenchFilmFestival!

26 JANUARY 2019

MyFrenchFilmFestival.com

12th Yokohama French Film Festival

25 MAY 2004

Festivals & events

Selections (24)

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival
Spain, 2005
Programmes spéciaux
Bratislava French-Language Film Festival
Slovakia, 2005
Sélection court-métrage
Festival Ciné Premières de Groningue
The Netherlands, 2004
Out of Competition
Osnabrück Independent Film Festival
Germany, 2004
Sélection officielle "Hors compétition"

Awards (3)

Message to Man
Russia, 2004
Centaur Award for Best Film in the First Films Competition
Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2004
Golden Bear
Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors
Greece, 2004
Golden Horse in the Mediterranean Competition

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