Synopsis
The film-maker restores an unusual image of the social life in the Icelandic capital through a rare place - an open-air swimming pool - and a cinematic device which reveals as much from the video installation, as the photography, as the documentary and also as from the security camera.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Gloria Films Production
- Co-productions : Morgane Production, Agat Films - Ex nihilo
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producers : Laurent Lavolé, Isabelle Pragier
- Screenwriter : Damien Peyret
- Director of Photography : Gordon Spooner
- Music Composer : Martin Wheeler
- Editor : Linda Attab
- Sound Recordist : Martin Wheeler
- Co-producers : Nicolas Blanc, Gérard Pont
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : Icelandic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2001
- Runtime : 13 min
- Production formats : Digital video
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)