La Vie lointaine
Synopsis
It is a mild winter and Martin has just settled into the isolated house that was his father's. One night, at the edge of the woods, a strange man called Haruki appears before him. He invites Martin to lose himself in the forest in order to encounter a stranger. The stranger comes in the form of Yoshido, a peculiar Japanese filmmaker, who, assisted by Mathilde, is preparing to shoot a film based on Haruki's unfinished novel La Vie lointaine.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les films du Worso
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Sylvie Pialat
- Screenwriter : Sébastien Betbeder
- Director of Photography : Sébastien Buchmann
- Music Composer : Sylvain Chauveau
- Editor : Julie Dupré
- Sound Recordist : Xavier Griette
- Costume designer : Carole Gérard
- Voice-over : Daniel Isoppo
- Assistant editor : Mona-Lise Lanfant
- Production Designer : Lionel Acat
- Additional Music : Salatore Adamo, Winter Family (Groupe), Thee Stranted Horse (Groupe)
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Bizarre
- Themes : Art, Encounters
- Production language : French, Japanese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 56 min
- Visa number : 119.776
- Visa issue date : 30/06/2008
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (4)
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Lisbon)
Portugal, 2009
Cinéma émergent (films éligibles pour le prix du public)
Awards (1)
Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2009
Lutin Award for Best Production : Les films du Worso, Sylvie Pialat
Delegations (1)
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