Ashes

A Short film by Paul Costes

Produced by GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques

Production year : 2008

Synopsis

Max is a forty-year-old Parisian cab driver. Naoko is a young Japanese pianist. One fall evening, Max is driving along the beltway, haunted by the recent death of a relative. He ends up picking up a fare: Naoko.

Actors (2)

Bernard Blancan(Max)

Naoko Horikawa(Xiao)

Production and distribution

Executive Producer :

GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques

Full credits (12)

Executive Producer :

Alice Beckmann

Voice-over :

Bernard Blancan

Sound Recordist :

Olivier Roux

Editors :

Anaïs Enshaian, Paul Costes

Continuity supervisor :

Cécile Rodolakis

Costume designer :

Pauline Kieffer

Screenwriters :

Paul Costes, Gabriel Costes, Mahmoud Chokrollahi

Director of Photography :

Nessim Saheb Ettaba

Production manager :

Sabine Beulin

Sound Editor :

Rémi Sampic

Production Designer :

Martin Tronquart

Sound Mixer :

Vincent Villa

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Literary adaptation , Drama, Legend, Burlesque comedy, Film noir

Themes :

Encounters, Death

Production language :

French, Japanese

Production country :

France

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

100% French (France)

Production year :

2008

Runtime :

23 min 14 seconds

Visa number :

119.719

Visa issue date :

05/11/2009

Production formats :

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

1.66

Audio format :

Dolby SR

Rating restrictions :

None

Director

Paul Costes

Drop by Drop (2017), Mrs Saïdi (2016), The Blue Room (2015)

Festival Selections

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - 2009

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2009)

Selection

National Competition

Synopsis

Actors (2)

Production and distribution

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Festival Selections

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2009)

Selection

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