Synopsis
First part presents profile of French history in past ten centuries. Second part presents contemporary France, trying to prove that French qualities are the same now as in the past.
Credits
Production and distribution (1)
- Foreign production company : Son et Lumière
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Long
- Screenwriters : Henri Fabiani, Raymond Vogel
- Director of Photography : Jean-Jacques Languepin
- Music Composer : Georges Delerue
- Editors : Henri Colpi, Jean-Louis Levi-Alvarès
- Narrator : Jean Debucourt
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1956
- Runtime : 36 min
- Visa number : 17417
- Visa issue date : 31/12/1956
- 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)