Synopsis
One night, Pauline, a young, idle woman, encounters Frank on a dating site. She impulsively decides to make him come to her place. But when she meets this strange young man in the flesh, Pauline is very disappointed. Not knowing how to get rid of him, she decides to have some fun by inventing a character for herself. Little by little, the lies will lead Pauline and Frank to a peculiar truth.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Elinka Films
- Co-production : Atelier de Production
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Léa Todorov
- Screenwriter : Aurélia Morali
- Director of Photography : Benjamin Cohenca
- Music Composer : Frank Williams
- Assistant director : Léa Todorov
- Editor : Alexis Atger
- Sound recordists : Mikaël Kandelman, Jean-Nicolas Rocchesani
- Costume designer : Tamara Hinojosa
- Co-producer : Thomas Verhaeghe
- Assistant Operators : Sylvain Chaux, Samuel Beal-Rainaldy, Dorian Lebeau
- Sound Editor : Pierre Barriaud
- Make-up Artist : Valentine Perrin-Morali
- Sound Mixer : Samuel Aïchoun
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Romantic comedy
- Themes : Love, Imagination, Metamorphosis
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 22 min 48 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.55
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (5)
San Francisco International Film Festival
United States, 2018
Golden Gate Award International Competition
Awards (1)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2018
Adami Prize for Best Actress : Sigrid Bouaziz
Resources
Website(1)
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