Synopsis
Since the death of her husband, Albertine, eighty, is isolated form the world and cut off from any social activity, seems to be waiting for death with impatience. One evening, while the old lady has difficulties changing a light bulb in her living room, Madam Lietard, the know-it-all in the building, enters into her home. Very decided to give her a hand, she introduces the next door neighbour.
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- Executive Producer : Bagan Films
- Foreign production company : Leïla Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Next Film Distribution
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- Executive Producer : Patrick Hernandez
- Screenwriter : Grégory Lecocq
- Director of Photography : Vincent Van Gelder
- Music Composer : Laurent Laigneaux
- Assistant director : Hélène Karenzo
- Editor : Susana Rossberg
- Sound recordist : Carine Zimmerlin
- Costume designer : Hélène Honhon
- Line Producer : Patrick Hernandez
- Assistant Operator : François Andreoletti
- Production manager : Catherine Detry
- Sound Editor : Jean-François Levillain
- Continuity supervisor : Véronique Heuchenne
- Production Designer : Cécile Goossens
- Sound Mixer : Jonathan Vanneste
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Romantic comedy
- Themes : Love, Solitude/loneliness, Ageing
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (Belgium, France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 20 min 16 seconds
- Visa number : 139.151
- Visa issue date : 07/07/2014
- Production formats : HD 2K - HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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http://www.baganfilms.com/project/albertine/
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