The Gravedigger

The Gravedigger

A Short film by Sylvie Benavides

Production year : 2008

Synopsis

It is the autumn. On a bed song sung by a child, a man short of breath stops filling a hole in a place which looks like in a kind of clearing. This father of a seven-year-old girl loses brutally the hope to get back his wife who left him for another woman. His daughter escapes from him, he loses control of his life. But up to what point?

Actors (3)

Jean-Marie Lamour

Jean-Marie Lamour(Gabriel)

Blanche de Saint-Phalle

Blanche de Saint-Phalle(Mélanie)

Brigitte Lo Cicero

Brigitte Lo Cicero(Tina)

Production and distribution

Film exports/foreign sales :

Casque d'Or Films

About

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The Gravedigger

Full credits (8)

Screenwriter :

Sylvie Benavides

Sound Recordist :

Olivier Chatron

Continuity supervisor :

Costume designer :

Brigitte Margerin

Director of Photography :

Sound editor :

Music Composer :

Sound mixer :

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Psychological drama

Themes :

Conflict, Homosexuality

Production language :

French

Production country :

France

Original French-language productions :

Unspecified

Nationality :

100% French (France)

Production year :

2008

Runtime :

18 min 40 seconds

Production formats :

Mini DV

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

16/9

Audio format :

Stereo

Rating restrictions :

None

Director

Sylvie Benavides

Sylvie Benavides

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2011), Call me Bernadette (2010), The Gravedigger (2008)

Festival Selections

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival - 2008

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (United States, 2008)

Selection

International Competition