French Courvoisier

A Short film of

Valérie Mréjen

Produced by

Aurora Films

Production year2009

Runtime14 min

Synopsis

It is the end of a meal. Eight people are gathered around a big table. They evoke the memory of a lost friend. Through the stories of each about the absentee, the character traits, the haabits or the expressions, a portrait in hollow is outlined.

Credits

Director (1)

Valérie Mréjen
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Actors (8)

Marilyne Canto

Pascal Cervo

Antoine Chappey

Dinara Droukarova

Jérémie Elkaïm

Joanna Grudzinska

Gaëlle Obiegly

Bertrand Schefer

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Aurora Films

Full credits (10)

Executive Producer : Charlotte Vincent

Screenwriters : Valérie Mréjen, Bertrand Schefer

Director of photography : Claire Mathon

Editor : Muriel Breton

Sound Recordist : Xavier Piroelle

Production manager : Myriam Smyczynski

Sound Editor : Mikaël Barre

Continuity supervisor : Leïla Geissler

Production Designer : Kiko Herrero

Sound Mixer : Mikaël Barre

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Themes : Nostalgia, Memories, Suicide
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2009
Runtime : 14 min 20 seconds
Visa number : 123.610
Visa issue date : 13/11/2009
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

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News & awards

News (1)

8th Unifrance Short Film Award

21 MAY 2010

Unifrance (corporate)

Selections (4)

French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, 2011
Nuit du court-métrage
The American French Film Festival (ex-COLCOA)
United States, 2011
Sélection officielle
Cannes International Film Festival
France, 2010
UniFrance Short Film Prize
Brest European Short Film Festival
France, 2009
European Competition

Awards (1)

Cannes International Film Festival
France, 2010
UniFrance films Grand Prize for a Short Film

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