Synopsis
Eighty-year-old Maxence finds by chance the declaration of love that he made to Clara, his wife, in 1953. He then relives, with hindsight, the moment of their encounter and decides to create a surprise for her.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Vigo Films
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producer : Virginie Verrier
- Screenwriter : Olivier Fély-Biolet
- Director of Photography : Xavier Dolléans
- Music Composer : Xavier Méchali
- Assistant Director : Julien Diris
- Editor : Jérôme Bréau
- Sound Recordist : Victor Loeillet
- Costume designer : Camille Nogues
- Executive Producer : Virginie Verrier
- Voice-over : Fabrice Trojani
- Assistant Operator : Prune Saunier-Dardant
- Camera Operator : Xavier Dolléans
- Sound Editor : Olivier Laurent
- Continuity supervisor : Florence Cheron
- Production Designer : Clara Labbé
- Visual effects : Franck-Olivier Chalard
- Make-up Artist : Charlotte Drault
- Sound Mixer : Laurent Chassaigne
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Love, Relationships, Ageing
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 14 min 58 seconds
- Visa number : 145.294
- Visa issue date : 07/10/2016
- Production formats : HD Cinemascope
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
Resources
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)