Synopsis
In a park, a woman regularly comes to sit down on the same bench, repeating the same gestures with the precision of a metronome. One day, a man comes to sit down near her and joins in the rite.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : W Prod
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Rafaël Schneider
- Screenwriter : Yann Chapotel
- Director of Photography : Yann Chapotel
- Music Composer : Frédéric Chopin
- Editor : Yann Chapotel
- Sound Editor : Yann Chapotel
- Sound Mixer : Pierric Guennegan
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Sub-genre : Legend, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Love, Relationships
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 3 min 22 seconds
- Visa number : 121.687
- Production formats : HDV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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About
A visual game based on a succession of ellipses, City Square required fifty two days of shooting distributed over one year. Each time, the same shots were filmed as before.
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)