Synopsis
In the heart of the city, in the heart of life, in a public garden, there was once a bench, all alone. A moment of respite, a pause. A save haven, a place of shelter, a refuge. A stage. A crossroads. Just a little bit of wood and steel.
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Director (1)
Actors (30)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Sandgate Productions
- Co-production : Fêt'Arts Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gonella Productions
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Ambroise Le Guay
- Screenwriter : Antonin Le Guay
- Director of Photography : Franck Blanchi
- Music Composer : Éric Le Guen
- Assistant Director : Sébastien Jacquet
- Editor : Sébastien Jacquet
- Sound Recordist : Charles Schlumberger
- Line Producer : Ambroise Le Guay
- Co-producer : Fabrice Herbaut
- Assistant Operator : Solen Wanono
- Camera Operator : Franck Blanchi
- Production Manager : Ambroise Le Guay
- Continuity supervisor : Jeanne Goretta
- Production designer : Laurène Doval
- Make-up Artist : Corinne Joubert
- Sound Mixer : Charles Schlumberger
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Drama
- Themes : Friendship, Love, Solitude/loneliness
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 45 min 20 seconds
- Visa number : 141.306
- Visa issue date : 30/12/2015
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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An adaptation of Un peu de bois et d’acier by Christophe Chabouté, published by Éditions Glénat.
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