Synopsis
Frederic Laffont and Isabelle Dupuy-Chavanat take us on a journey to the heart of Hermès. Men and women work material, with accuracy, implementing all of their knowledge, their patience, their passion, to compose together a unique, timeless object. From this partition of gestures, words, looks and silences, shows something sensual and sentimental. An iconfrontation between man and material during the creation of the object.
Credits
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Hermès International
- Co-production : Camera Magica
Full credits (5)
- Directors of Photography : Frédéric Laffont, Julien Gidoin, Didier Portal
- Assistant director : Jill Coulon
- Editor : Pauline Casalis
- Sound recordist : Jill Coulon
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane Larrat
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Video art
- Themes : Art, Arts and crafts, Work
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 47 min
- Visa number : 130.898
- Visa issue date : 20/09/2011
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
Resources
Website(1)
www.lesmainsdhermes.com
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