Women of Algiers in Their Apartment, 1834, Eugène Delacroix

A Short film of

Carlos Franklin

Produced by

Les Poissons Volants

Production year2015

Runtime

26m

Synopsis

A film from the Les Petits Secrets des grands tableaux collection - Season 2

While the war of colonization rumbled, Eugène Delacroix was the first painter to cross the Mediterranean. The naturalism of Women of Algiers in Their Apartment allows us to enter the calm and simplicity of a harem such as Eugène Delacroix saw it with his own eyes.

Credits

Director (1)

Carlos Franklin
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Poissons Volants

Co-productions : ARTE France, Rmn - Grand Palais, Réseau Canopé, Musée d'Orsay

Full credits (13)

Executive Producer : Sophie Goupil

Screenwriters : Élisabeth Couturier, Thomas Cheysson

Music Composer : Roque Rivas

Editor : Erwann Chabot

Sound Recordist : Stéphane Larrat

Executive Producer : Nawal Tahiri

Voice : Clémentine Célarié

Sound Editor : Simon Apostolou

Production Assistant : Saskia Nilly

Special Effects : Erwann Chabot, Sandrine Belmont, Vladimir Mavounia-Kouka, Cem Ölçer, Olivier Hugue

Grader : François Lavignotte

Sound mixer : Marie-Odile Dupont

Production Manager : Sylvain David

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film, Documentary
Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation
Themes : Art, Painting, History
Production language : French, English, German
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2015
Runtime : 26 min
Production formats : Digital creation
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

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Thanks to digital animation, the details of masterpieces from the history of art come alive to recount the spirt of the age and the upheavals of history: wars, revolutions, economic transformations, scientific discoveries, beliefs, and the flow of ideas.

Resources

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http://www.poissonsvolants.com/project/les-petits-secrets-des-grands-tableaux-saison-1/

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