The Empty Job

A Short film of

Antarès Bassis

Produced by

Les Films Sauvages

Production year2007

Runtime30 min

Synopsis

In an undefined future in France, unemployment has reached 35%. The government feels that consumption is endangered and, to give the unemployed purchasing power again, it creates an empty job policy: high wage earners must employ a jobless person. In this way Monsieur Rémiot, an executive, encounters thirty-year-old unemployed Elise. This forced coexistence causes him to question his own usefulness and undermines the foundations of the main reference points of his life.

Credits

Director (1)

Antarès Bassis
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Actors (8)

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Caroline Ducey

Aurélie Bargème

Enzo Tougard

Julia Ocard

François Delaive

Patrick Hautier

David Chevalier

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Films Sauvages

Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Distribution

Full credits (16)

Executive Producer : Jean-Christophe Soulageon

Screenwriters : Sophie Hiet, Antarès Bassis

Director of photography : Pénélope Pourriat

Music Composer : Denis Uhalde

Assistant director : Julie Navarre

Editor : Yann Coquart

Sound Recordist : Vincent Piponnier

Costume designer : Laurence Ounini

Sound Editor : Jean-Marc Schick

Assistant editor : Mona-Lise Lanfant

Production Assistant : Sylvain Bousquet

Production Designer : Véronique Barnéoud

Special Effects : Bruno Bompas

Graphic Designer : Jérémie Sommet

Music performers : Hélène Ucher, Frédéric Truet, Denis Uhalde

Sound Mixer : Jean-Marc Schick

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Fantasy, Science fiction , Social comedy
Themes : Science fiction/Futuristic, Unemployment
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2007
Runtime : 30 min
Visa number : 110.329
Visa issue date : 20/12/2007
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : DTS SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

Unifrance takes French films around the world: June 2008

02 JULY 2008

Unifrance (corporate)

Selections (3)

Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2009
Opening Film
Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble
France, 2008
Compétition officielle
Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2008
International Competition

Awards (1)

Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2008
Grand Prize
Golden Bear

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