Once Upon a Time... Sasha and Désiré

A Short film of

Cécile Vernant

Produced by

Les Films du Requin

Production year2006

Runtime

24m

Synopsis

While waiting for the green ray at the end of a wooden pontoon in Martinique, Sasha, an old jewish Russian woman, tells her grandchildren the most beautiful of her meeting with their black catholic grandfather. It was in Noirmoutier in 1934. His name was Désiré.

Credits

Director (1)

Cécile Vernant
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Actors (7)

Fanny Valette

Renaud Denis-Jean

Mike Fédée

Andréa Ragot

Élise Diamant

Beata Nilska

Grigori Manoukov

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Les Films du Requin

Full credits (11)

Executive Producer : Jean Des Forêts

Screenwriter : Cécile Vernant

Director of Photography : Yohann Charrin

Music Composer : Ernest Léardée

Editor : Franck Nakache

Sound Recordist : Patrick Valey

Costume designer : Catherine Gorne-Achdjian

Sound Editor : Sammy Nekib

Continuity supervisor : Natasha Gomes De Almeida

Production Designer : Prudence Richard

Sound Mixer : Xavier Marsais

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Romantic comedy, Portrait
Themes : Love, Minorities
Production language : Creole, Russian
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2006
Runtime : 24 min 40 seconds
Visa number : 113.548
Visa issue date : 30/11/2006
Production formats : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

Unifrance takes French films around the world - November 2007

07 DECEMBER 2007

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Selections (4)

New York/Avignon Film Festival
United States, 2007
Sélection officielle court-métrage
Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2007
International Competition
La Semaine de la Critique - Cannes
France, 2007
Séance spéciale
Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival
Canada, 2007
International Competition

Awards (1)

New York/Avignon Film Festival
United States, 2007
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