Synopsis
"She opens up. And breathes forth a rainbow. A peony bud. —Yosa Buson
This is the second moment in the modern woman's life when nature and culture collide: she finds herself faced with the ticking of her biological clock combined with social pressures that force her to choose between seeking fulfillment in motherhood or elsewhere. Yet the feminine force, in all its multiplicity, can embrace all of these roles without having to choose between them. Here lies the question of reconciling the warrior impulse and procreative love.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Tzig'Art
Full credits (12)
- Screenwriter : Clotilde
- Director of Photography : Florent Bourgeais
- Music Composer : Tristan Macé
- Editor : Clotilde
- Sound Recordist : Mathieu Pelletier
- Executive Producer : Clotilde
- Camera Operator : Florent Bourgeais
- Sound editor : Clotilde
- Choreographer : Clotilde
- Dancer : Marina Chojnowska
- Visual effects : Stéphane Jarreau
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Paul Gonnod
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Sub-genre : Film musical, Auteur documentary, Video art, Research - Experimental, Fairy tale
- Themes : Femininity, Motherhood, City
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 5 min 45 seconds
- Visa number : 150.442
- Visa issue date : 28/02/2019
- Production formats : Super 35
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.78
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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