Synopsis
Paul, in his forties, has just recently got out of a rehabilitation clinic. His attempts to get in touch with his wife are in vain. He decides to get far away from the city and follows up an ad by a couple, Claudine and Jiuko, for a room mate in their isolated house. Their warm welcome persuades him to stay...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Quo Vadis Cinéma
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Jérôme Vidal
- Screenwriter : Olivier Jahan
- Director of Photography : Emmanuel Pineau
- Music Composer : Sinclair
- Editor : Martial Salomon
- Sound Recordist : Frédéric Heinrich
- Costume designer : Marie-Édith Simonneaux
- Author of original work : Raymond Carver
- Continuity supervisor : Sandrine Bourgoin
- Production Designer : Ludivine Genuini
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation
- Themes : Drugs, Solitude/loneliness
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 42 min
- Visa number : 108.406
- Visa issue date : 05/07/2004
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (4)
Awards (2)
Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2005
Lutin Award for Best Actor : Marc Barbé
Lutin Press Award - Fiction Category
Urban Gypsy Productions New York French Short Film Festival
United States, 2004
Meilleur court de fiction
Delegations (1)
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