Synopsis
Etchegor, a wealthy farmer from the Basque Country, is besotted with a beautiful American woman named Majesty Parnell. It seems that Majesty's husband encourages Etchegor's advances, but since he is on the point of being arrested for theft, he might need Etchegor's help as an alibi.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Parisia Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Documents Cinématographiques
Full credits (2)
- Screenwriter : Louis Delluc
- Directors of Photography : Émile Bousquet, Alphonse Gibory
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love, Immigration, Fraud
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1921
- Runtime : 50 min
- Visa number : 145.806
- Visa issue date : 09/01/2017
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)