A Fleeting Heart
Synopsis
Claire, cardiac surgeon, puts everything into her job and takes refugein her persisted fight against death, so evading the accidental disappearance of her very young son ten years earlier. Her relationship with life and in other people has slowly been wiped away, in particular towards Antoine. The same day of the anniversary of this disappearance, she saves the life of a teenager who could appreciably have the same age as her own son if he was alive. The next day, while she operates a delicate case of a very old man, the teenager succumbs.
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Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Ballhaus Productions
- Co-production : Everybody On Deck
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Christophe Perton
- Screenwriter : Christophe Perton
- Director of photography : Marie Spencer
- Assistant director : Julie Navarre
- Editor : Christophe Perton
- Sound Recordist : Grégory Le Maître
- Costume designer : Aude Désigaux
- Line Producer : Christophe Perton
- Co-producer : Didier Creste
- Assistant Operator : Simon Roche
- Production manager : Cendrine Forgemont
- Sound Editor : Laurent Blahay
- Continuity supervisor : Nadège Catenacci
- Production Designer : Chloé Cambournac
- Sound Mixer : Matthieu Langlet
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Legend
- Themes : Medicine, Dreams
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2013
- Runtime : 40 min
- Visa number : 138.324
- Visa issue date : 25/08/2014
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
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