Synopsis
A summer’s evening in Provence. The young Malo meets an irresistibly charming old man whilst enjoying the view from a hilltop. An invitation follows. Hsieh plays a subtle game with various genres and expectations, creating finely nuanced ambiguity and an enveloping atmosphere.
Credits
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Actors (3)
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- Executive Producer : Carabelle
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Chinlin Hsieh
- Screenwriter : Chinlin Hsieh
- Director of Photography : Benito Strangio
- Assistant director : Zaïda Ghorab
- Editor : Joseph Guinvarc'h
- Sound Recordist : Valérian Denis
- Executive Producer : Chinlin Hsieh
- Sound editor : Juliette Bouilloux-Heintz
- Continuity supervisor : Amandine Raymond
- Special Effects : Guillaume Jousse
- Sound Mixer : André Stiebe
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fantasy, Fairy tale
- Themes : Philosophy, Imagination, Encounters
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 20 min 47 seconds
- Visa number : 145.844
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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