The Headless Sailor

A Short film of

Lorenzo Recio

Produced by

Local Films

Production year2005

Runtime19 min

Synopsis

Alonso Samoza, a sailor, is madly in live with two sisters. But, in order to marry one of them, Maria, he must first kill the other, Rebecca. But Alonso is decapitated during an accident at sea. Even dead, he’ll try to achieve his aims.

Credits

Director (1)

Lorenzo Recio
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Actors (2)

Laurent Ledoyen

Céline Bodis

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Local Films

Full credits (8)

Executive Producer : Nicolas Brevière

Screenwriter : Lorenzo Recio

Director of Photography : Pierre Stoeber

Music Composers : Jean-Marc Zelwer, Xavier Garcia, Lorenzo Recio

Editor : Stéphanie Araud

Sound recordists : Stéphane Léon, Xavier Thibault, Florent Lavallée

Costume designer : Erwan de Fligué

Production Designer : Romain Poli

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Fairy tale
Themes : Love, Ocean
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2005
Runtime : 19 min
Visa number : 110.228
Visa issue date : 13/01/2005
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (9)

São Paulo International Short Film Festival
Brazil, 2009
Programmes spéciaux
Braunschweig International Film Festival
Germany, 2006
New International Films Section
Brooklyn - International Film Festival
United States, 2006
Compétition internationale
Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2006
Nominations catégorie fiction

Delegations (1)

Brooklyn - International Film Festival
United States, 2006
Director : Lorenzo Recio

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