Synopsis
Jeanne and Nicolas, a young couple of professional card players, prepare for a game of poker with a circle of high-level players. While Jeanne is impatient for the night to begin, Nicolas is more reticent.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : YMC Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (9)
- Executive producers : Dominique Crèvecoeur, Dominique Guérin, Itaka Schlubach
- Screenwriter : Pierre-Alain Lods
- Director of Photography : Mehmet Aksin
- Music Composer : Jérôme Coullet
- Editor : Jean-Denis Buré
- Sound Recordist : Cédric Deloche
- Costume designer : François Billard
- Co-producer : Yvon Crenn
- Production Designer : Alexandre Follain
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love, Games
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 13 min
- Visa number : 102.905
- Visa issue date : 20/02/2004
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)