Synopsis
An elderly physicist recalls the commissioning at the turn of the 21st century of the most complex machine ever built by man: a particle accelerator designed to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
Credits
Director (1)
Actor (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de l'Étranger
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Philippe Avril
- Adaptation : Olivier Cadiot
- Screenwriter : Benoît Bourreau
- Director of Photography : Jacques Besse
- Music Composers : Steve Arguëlles, Nicolas Becker, Benoît Delbecq
- Editor : Gisèle Rapp-Meichler
- Sound Recordist : Nicolas Becker
- Voice-over : Michael Lonsdale
- Production Manager : Philippe Avril
- Sound editors : Loïc Prian, Nicolas Becker
- Special Effects : Guillaume Faure
- Grader : Guillaume Faure
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Paul Hurier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale, Science fiction
- Themes : Science and technology, Memories
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 15 min 57 seconds
- Visa number : 123.204
- Visa issue date : 06/06/2011
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby Digital
- Rating restrictions : None
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