Synopsis
By a starry night, in a remote cottage at the edge of a forest a forester struggling against hunger with only subsistence : an egg! A starving man. An egg resisting him! An unexpected fight! Which one will be the winner, the man or the egg?
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- Screenwriter : Alexandre Bernard
- Director of Photography : Valerio Truffa
- Editor : Nathalie Amsellem
- Sound recordists : Samuel Beaucamps, Philippe Malpuech
- Costume designer : Aurore Soarès
- Production Designers : Nathalie Defrocourt, Daniel Joseph, Ginger Ringer
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Burlesque comedy
- Themes : The absurd, Metamorphosis
- Production language : English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 5 min 3 seconds
- Visa number : 112.428
- Visa issue date : 28/04/2005
- Production formats : Mini DV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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