The Tea of Forgetfullness
Synopsis
Night falls on the city. A young woman finishes her cup of tea and goes out. Rain has started falling. The young woman walks slowly, lost among the passers-by. She goes into a market. On her way, she encounters a strange procession. She suddenly shifts from ordinary life into an unfamiliar world. She is irresistibly drawn to a darker realm, that of the underworld.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de l'Arlequin
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Dora Benousilio
- Screenwriters : Sandra Desmazières, Sabrina Compeyron
- Music Composers : Manuel Merlot, Emmanuel Sauvage
- Editor : Guerric Catala
- Production Designer : Sandra Desmazières
- Special Effects : Sandra Desmazières
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Cartoon, Fantasy, Fairy tale
- Themes : Metamorphosis
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 14 min
- Visa number : 113.424
- Visa issue date : 31/07/2008
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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