Synopsis
In his workshop, an old watchmaker tries to recreate a personal and loving memory by creating the artwork of his life. One of his old creations comes to life and watches him intently. It is a small fairground automaton. The old man is about to complete the piece he is working on when he is overcome with emotion. He dies. The automaton will itself then place the last element out of love for and in memory of its creator.
Credits
Directors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : ESMA - École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Karim Khenissi
- Screenwriters : Valentin Gueu, Romain Maleyrot, Jérôme Oudot, Shirley Pons
- Music Composers : Arno Riva, David Cellier
- Editors : Valentin Gueu, Romain Maleyrot
- Sound Recordist : José Vicente
- Voice : Michel Salliard
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation, Fantasy, Legend
- Themes : Love, Nostalgia
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 7 min 52 seconds
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (3)
Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago)
Italy, 2007
New Images Competition
Resources
Website(1)
www.inmemoriam-lefilm.com
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