Synopsis
The mayor of a small village in Provence wishes at all costs to gain the big competition "Villages and Traditions". An inhabitant wonders why there is no crackpot in the village as tradition would have it . Seizing up this idea, and so, thinking of winning the competition, the mayor is going to do everything to find an inhabitant to play the crackpot's role.
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- Screenwriter : Stéphane Cazères
- Director of Photography : Jean-Luc Chaperon
- Music Composer : Jean-Maurice Bec
- Editor : Gérard Rossignol
- Sound Recordist : Vincent Verdoux
- Production Manager : Stéphane Cazères
- Sound Editor : Gérard Rossignol
- Continuity supervisor : Pauline Pascal
- Production Designer : Louis Adam
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane Cazères
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Monde rural, Regions
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 17 min
- Visa number : 133.016
- Visa issue date : 25/06/2012
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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