The Man on the Moon

A Short film of

Serge Elissalde

Produced by

Les Films de l'Arlequin

Production year2006

Runtime17 min

Synopsis

Leiden, Holland, in the 19th century. A young medical student catches a man in the strange act of coming down from the moon by a rope ladder. He follows him back to the moon, which turns out to be nothing but a large wooden ball inhabited by a strange family. It's the beginning of an incredible adventure that will finish tragically in the fire of Leiden.

Credits

Director (1)

Serge Elissalde
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Films de l'Arlequin

Co-production : Arte France Cinéma

Full credits (10)

Executive Producer : Dora Benousilio

Screenwriter : Serge Elissalde

Music Composer : Olivier Daviaud

Sound Recordist : Nicolas Delbart

Voice : Daniel Emilfork, Guillaume Gallienne, Laurie Martin, Cindy Tempez

Voice-over : Guillaume Gallienne

Sound Editor : Jean-Marc Lentretien

Production Designer : Serge Elissalde

Special Effects : Claire Mandel, Olivier Lavenant, Alain Amielet, Laurent Mathieu

Sound mixers : Bruno Seznec, Sébastien Ariaux, Fabien Devillers

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film
Sub-genre : Cartoon, Literary adaptation
Themes : The absurd, Encounters
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2006
Runtime : 17 min 30 seconds
Visa number : 104.691
Visa issue date : 10/07/2006
Production formats : Digital video
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Dolby SRD
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

2007 Lutin Awards

12 JUNE 2007

Festivals & events

Japan: French Film Festival in Tokyo and Osaka

13 MARCH 2007

Festivals & events

Selections (11)

Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto)
Portugal, 2009
Hors compétition
International Short Film Festival in Drama
Greece, 2008
Special Program
Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2008
International Competition
Mediawave
Hungary, 2008
International Short Film Competition

Awards (2)

Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2008
Silver Bear
Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2007
Lutin Award for Best Special Effects : Olivier Lavenant

About

Adapted from Story of the Moon by Oscar Panizza.

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