Synopsis
Pierra is soon going to be a mom. December 31st, surrounded by her mother and with Alice, her small sister, she waits for Paul, her companion, and Georges, his father whom she sees very rarely, for réveillonner in the big house of her childhood. The return of this father who injured himself following a strange fall appears to affec quite particularly Pierra. Confronted with the omnipresent universe of her childhood which haunts her towards the end of her pregnancy, Pierra becomes more and more confused. Mysterious visions of a wounded woman amplify her anxiety.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : La Vie est Belle
- Co-production : Wallpaper Productions
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Benjamin Celliez
- Screenwriter : Florence Benoist
- Director of Photography : Denis Gaubert
- Music Composers : Nicolas Arnault, Guillaume Mathias
- Editor : Carlos Pinto
- Sound Recordist : Guillaume Chevalier
- Costume designers : Florence Benoist, Denise Diallo
- Co-producers : Stéphane Lehembre, Yov Moor
- Production manager : Véronique Lamarche
- Sound Editor : François Méreu
- Continuity supervisor : Alexandra Pontvianne
- Production Designer : Alexandra Henocq
- Sound Mixer : Ludovic Escallier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Fantasy
- Themes : Memories, Family, Motherhood, Incest
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 29 min
- Visa number : 127.680
- Visa issue date : 08/11/2011
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)