Synopsis
Thierry, the lighthouse keeper, looks sadly at the jellyfishes which pass by waving behind windows. In his empty room, Lucie contemplates the engraving of a distant beach, then falls asleep. Thierry loses his sleep. Both are going to meet on the beach of their dreams.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Nord
- Foreign production companies : Association Sélénite Films, La Boîte... Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Arnaud Demuynck
- Screenwriter : Félicie Haymoz
- Director of Photography : Patrick Tresch
- Music Composer : Philippe Tasquin
- Editors : Émilie Morier, Aurélia Balboni
- Production Manager : Arnaud Demuynck
- Sound Editor : Fred Meert
- Production Designer : Laura Treen
- Special Effects : Jean-Pierre Bouchet
- Sound Mixer : Luc Thomas
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Bizarre, Legend
- Themes : Encounters, Solitude/loneliness
- Production language : No dialogue
- Coproducer countries : Switzerland, Belgium, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Switzerland, Belgium, France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 8 min 40 seconds
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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