The Death of Olivier Bécaille
Synopsis
France, on 1919. Olivier Bécaille is in the middle of a crisis of catalepsy. His limbs are paralyzed, he falls into low blood pressure, into hypothermia, cannot make the slightest gesture but sees everything and hears everything. On the other hand, his circle of acquaintances thinks that he is dead: his wife the first one, then the neighbor and finally the doctor. They then decide to bury him.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Caboche
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Thibault Dentel
- Author of original work : Émile Zola
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Le Cherpie
- Screenwriter : Thibault Dentel
- Director of Photography : Jean-Baptiste Vaccaro
- Production Manager : Thibault Dentel
- Editor : Thibault Dentel
- Sound Editor : Julien Rochard
- Continuity supervisor : Dad L'Hoest-Martin
- Production Designer : Thibault Dentel
- Music Composer : Julie Roué
- Sound Mixer : Julien Rochard
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Psychological drama
- Themes : Fear, Death
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 22 min
- Visa number : 121.831
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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