Synopsis
Warren, a young, hypersensitive cop returns home after traveling around the world. There's no one at the airport to mee him. His parents are at the theater, attending the opening night of a play in which Warren's brother Anderson is performing. Anderson is an actor on the rise. Warren jumps into a taxi and goes to Châtelet Theater. After the play, during the opening night drinks, he is smitten by a young woman dressed in the Romantic Gothic style. Anderson introduces him to her: she's Wendy, Anderson's wife.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de Lola
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Lucie Coeuru
- Screenwriter : Lucie Coeuru
- Director of Photography : Maxime Guérin
- Music Composer : Charles Du Boisberranger
- Editor : Maxime Mathis
- Sound Recordist : Vincent Perret
- Costume designers : Lucie Coeuru, Margaux Ponsard
- Executive Producer : Pauline Morizot
- Assistant Operator : Alexandre Fourel
- Camera Operator : Maxime Guérin
- Production manager : Pauline Morizot
- Sound Editor : Nicolas Joosep
- Continuity supervisor : Charles Sire
- Production Designer : Pauline Soethoudt
- Make-up Artist : Anne-Laure Farez
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Torres
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Family, Conflict, Love
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 46 min 38 seconds
- Visa number : 144.637
- Visa issue date : 30/06/2016
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
Resources
Website(1)
http://www.lechantdessirenes-lefilm.fr/
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