Synopsis
Eight-year-old Violette, an orphan, goes to live with her Uncle Régis, a custodian at the Château de Versailles. Shy Violette hates him: she thinks he smells and then decides she'll no longer say a word to him. In the abode of the Sun King, the little stubborn girl and the big bear will tame each other and together get through their grief.
Credits
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Films Grand Huit
- Co-production : Miyu Productions
- Line production : Miyu Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : dandelooo
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producers : Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland
- Screenwriter : Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat
- Music Composer : Albin de la Simone
- Assistant Director : Osman Cerfon
- Editor : Thomas Belair
- Voice : Emi Lucas-Viguier, Frédéric Pierrot, Anne Alvaro, Malcolm Vallet-Armellino, Céline Ronté, Julien Sibre
- Co-producers : Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron
- Production managers : Marine Mérigot-Robert, Tanguy Olivier
- Sound editor : Anne-Sophie Coste
- Production Designer : Nathaniel H'Limi
- Animation : Nicolas Hu
- Graphic Designer : Nathaniel H'Limi
- Sound Mixer : Gautier De Faultrier
- Storyboard artist : Jean-Christophe Roger
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Cartoon, Drama
- Themes : Childhood, Family, Society
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 28 min 58 seconds
- Visa number : 150.962
- Visa issue date : 26/06/2019
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (5)
Selections (18)
Awards (5)
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Lisbon)
Portugal, 2020
IndieJúnior Audience Award
Stuttgart Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival
Germany, 2020
Award for Best Children's Film
Resources
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filmsgrandhuit.com/portfolio/la-vie-de-chateau/
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