Synopsis
One beautiful summer afternoon, four septuagenarian musicians get ready to give a concert in a church. However, the route of the cellist turns out full of pitfalls. Without him, the incomplete quartet has to begin to play. The melody is acrid. With twilight, the cellist finally arrives and the quartet finds its unity, just the in time for a souvenir.
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- Executive Producer : Utopie Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
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- Executive Producer : Karin Sitbon
- Screenwriter : Sarah Arnold
- Director of Photography : Gilles Piquard
- Music Composer : Virgile Van Ginneken
- Editor : Carlos Pinto
- Sound Recordist : Fabrice Osinski
- Costume designer : Mireille Toudonou
- Associate producer : Helen Olive
- Production Manager : Laziz Belkaï
- Sound Editor : Jan Vysocky
- Continuity supervisor : Marion Pastor
- Production Designer : Nelly Nahon
- Sound Mixer : Frédéric Théry
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Legend
- Themes : Music, Memories
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 15 min 22 seconds
- Visa number : 123.208
- Visa issue date : 27/05/2010
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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