Synopsis
You are strange creatures, you mortals. You are amazed by what you know. That an enemy is unimportant, there is no doubt. Just as each of us has a mother. But why is it unacceptable to see one's own life in a mother's hand?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : andolfi
- Foreign production company : Belva GmbH
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Arnaud Dommerc
- Screenwriter : Jean-Marie Straub
- Director of Photography : Christophe Clavert
- Editor : Christophe Clavert
- Sound Recordist : Jérôme Ayasse
- Foreign producer : Barbara Ulrich
- Author of original work : Cesare Pavese
- Camera Operator : Christophe Clavert
- Production Manager : Arnaud Dommerc
- Sound Editor : Christophe Clavert
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Pierre Laforce
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Fairy tale
- Themes : Femininity, Legends, Death
- Production language : Italian
- Coproducer countries : France, Switzerland
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Switzerland)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 20 min
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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About
Adapted from Dialogues with Leuco by Cesare Pavese.
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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)