To Build a Fire
Synopsis
A man travels alone through the wilderness of the great American north in temperatures of 50° below zero. He is an inexperienced man who has come to search for gold in this frozen country. We don't know where he comes from, nor how long he has been traveling. In spite of warnings, he ventures out in the extreme cold, far from any civilization, with his dog for only companion.
Credits
Director (1)
Actor (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Lupo Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Lupo Productions
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Luca Armenia
- Screenwriter : Luca Armenia
- Director of Photography : Laurent King
- Music Composer : Bernhard Elsner
- Editor : Matthieu Allart
- Sound Recordist : Alexandre Bonet-Nambot
- Costume designer : Mathieu Hennion
- Author of original work : Jack London
- Sales Agent : Luca Armenia
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Psychological drama
- Themes : Mountains, Insanity
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2003
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 103.372
- Visa issue date : 26/09/2003
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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