Synopsis
Guy Gilles’s very first film interweaves three characters, three lives, and three off-screen commentaries describing their problems and how impossible it is for them to leave Algeria. The editing plays the thoughts of the one against the emotions of the other, creating a resonant but invisible and dialogue between them.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Pléiade
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
Full credits (4)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Braunberger
- Screenwriter : Guy Gilles
- Director of Photography : Guy Gilles
- Assistant Operator : Marc Sator
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1958
- Runtime : 13 min
- Visa number : 25378
- Visa issue date : 22/12/1961
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
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In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)