Synopsis
Twenty years after Gaston Monnerville's death, on the occasion of the creation of a bronze bust which will take place on the esplanade of the Palace of Luxembourg in November, 2011, the movie tells the story of this man forgotten by the French people. The documentary uses the pretext of the birth of this art work to stage the real life of this great political man who presided the Senate during twenty two years.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Taïnos Prod
- Film exports/foreign sales : Patou Films International
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Alain Maline
- Screenwriters : Alain Maline, André Bendjebbar
- Directors of Photography : Gilles Bellon, Benjamin Brillaud
- Assistant director : Justine Oïley
- Editor : Vincent Lebègue
- Sound recordists : François Meynot, Sylvain Legrand, Clément Maléo
- Production manager : Aurélie Nicolle
- Sound Editor : Vincent Lebègue
- Sound Mixer : Christophe Grémiot
- Narrators : Philippe Martial, Christophe Malavoy, Jean-Michel Martial
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : History, Politics, Fate
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 51 min 43 seconds
- Visa number : 132.036
- Visa issue date : 08/03/2012
- Production formats : XDCamEX
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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