The Return of Tragedy

A Short film of

Bertrand Mandico

Produced by

Venin Films

Production year2020

Runtime24 min

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Synopsis

Two policemen interrupt a secret ceremony: a woman being disembowelled at the bottom of a garden to let out her inner beauty. This situation is presented in a variety of ways and all possibilities are explored.

Credits

Director (1)

Bertrand Mandico
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Actors (9)

David Patrick Kelly

Elina Löwensohn

Juliana Francis

Peter Mccabe

Oleg Dubson

Thomas Jay Ryan

Marie Losier

Dima Dubson

Jocelyn Dorvault

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Venin Films

Full credits (12)

Executive Producers : Elina Löwensohn, Bertrand Mandico, Flavien Giorda, Yann Gonzalez

Screenwriter : Bertrand Mandico

Director of Photography : Thomas Favel

Music Composer : Pierre Desprats

Editor : George Cragg

Sound Recordist : Christian Szokolay

Costume designer : Pauline Jacquard

Production manager : Rachael Guma

Sound Editor : Simon Apostolou

Production Designer : Jocelyn Dorvault

Special Effects : Marie Gascoin

Sound Mixer : Simon Apostolou

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Fantasy, Bizarre
Themes : Spiritualité, Death, Freedom
Production language : English
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2020
Runtime : 24 min 34 seconds
Visa number : 155.048
Visa issue date : 17/11/2021
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings

News & awards

News (2)

French short films at the 49th FNC de Montréal

05 OCTOBER 2020

News in brief

Nicole Garcia in competition at the 77th Venice Film Festival

28 JULY 2020

News in brief

Selections (3)

Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble
2021
Compétition officielle
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Canada, 2020
International Competition
Venice International Film Festival
Italy, 2020
Out of Competition

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