La Vie lointaine

A Short film of

Sébastien Betbeder

Produced by

Les films du Worso

Production year2008

Runtime56 min

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)

Sébastien Betbeder
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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)

Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2009
Nominations catégorie fiction
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Lisbon)
Portugal, 2009
Cinéma émergent (films éligibles pour le prix du public)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2009
National Competition
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
The Netherlands, 2009
Tiger Awards Competition

Awards (1)

Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2009
Lutin Award for Best Production : Les films du Worso, Sylvie Pialat

Delegations (1)

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
The Netherlands, 2009
Director : Sébastien Betbeder

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