Bertha and the Poilu
Synopsis
September 1917. While bombardments become intensified on the front, a French, last surviving soldier of his unit, is struck by mysterious rays of light which transform him into an animal. It is in this state that he will have to face an enemy remained up to this point invisible.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Atelier 1867
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Frédéric Glon
- Screenwriter : Frédéric Glon
- Director of Photography : Frédéric Glon
- Music Composers : Flying Pooh (Groupe), Yan Volsy
- Editor : Frédéric Glon
- Sound Recordist : Thomas Juan
- Sound Editor : Emmanuel Rebaudengo
- Production Designer : Frédéric Glon
- Art director : Giada Connestari
- Foley artist : Daniel Gries
- Make-up Artist : Gil Allan
- Sound Mixer : Matthieu Langlet
- Sound Supervisor : Yan Volsy
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fantasy, Under-the-camera animation
- Themes : War, Metamorphosis, Imagination
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 7 min 20 seconds
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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