Synopsis
A solitary sailor, now lost forever on terra firma, John Marr works in a building site where he digs deeply into the earth. One night, he picks up three women hitch-hikers, elderly and sad mermaids who lead him to dance hall and will provoke a storm in his heart.
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- Executive Producer : Films Grand Huit
- Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts
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- Executive Producer : Lionel Massol
- Screenwriter : Camila Beltrán
- Director of Photography : Luis Armando Arteaga
- Music Composer : Vincent-Marie Bouvot
- Assistant Director : Adrien Pescayré
- Editor : Camila Beltrán
- Sound Recordist : Renaud Bajeux
- Costume designer : Marie Maurin
- Assistant Operator : Céline Croze
- Production Manager : Thomas Pascual
- Sound Editor : Benjamin Rosier
- Production Designer : Simon Legros
- Sound Mixer : Benjamin Rosier
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Solitude/loneliness, Nature, Dreams
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 25 min 31 seconds
- Visa number : 143.648
- Visa issue date : 12/09/2016
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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An adaptation of John Marr by Herman Melville.
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