The Oval Portrait

Production year : 1985

Synopsis

A lost traveler breaks into an abandoned castle. He discovers a mysterious painting and, by looking up it's history amongst the shelves of the library, wakes-up the ghosts of the place.

Actors (3)

Philippe Jacquette(Le peintre)

Alexandra Pozzo di Borgo(Le modèle)

Bernard Meunier(Le voyageur)

Production and distribution

Executive Producer :

AZOTH Studio

About

Adapted from a short story by Edgar Allan Poe translated by Charles Baudelaire: The Oval Portrait.

Photos

Full credits (13)

Author of original work :

Edgar Allan Poe

Screenwriters :

Dominique Dattola, Marco Aliotta

Sound Recordist :

François Bedel

Editor :

Natacha Krylatov

Music Composer :

Jeff Cohen

Grader :

Michel Hu

Sound Mixer :

Agostino Goncalves

Line Producer :

Dominique Dattola

Director of Photography :

Éric Gautier

Assistant Operator :

Joël Krellenstein

Sound editor :

Corinne Harari

Costume designer :

Alexandra Pozzo di Borgo

Make-up Artist :

Isabelle Jonieaux

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Fantasy, Literary adaptation

Themes :

Painting, Poetry, Fantasies

Production language :

French

Production country :

France

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

100% French (France)

Production year :

1985

Runtime :

10 min

Visa number :

65.917

Visa issue date :

09/06/1987

Production formats :

16mm

Color type :

Black & White

Aspect ratio :

1.33

Audio format :

Mono

Rating restrictions :

None

Director