Asmahan the Diva
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Production year2019
Runtime6 min
Synopsis
The diva and Druze princess Asmahan had a short life, but what a life it was! Weddings, glory, spying, lovers, alcohol, poker, suicides, murders, scandals… This oriental Marilyn Monroe marked the golden age of Egyptian musicals. Even today, her voice still echoes throughout the Middle East and her mysterious death in the waters of the Nile continues to feed the wildest rumors.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Une prod à soi , Doncvoilà Productions
- Co-production : Manuel Cam
- Film exports/foreign sales : Miyu Distribution, L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (14)
- Executive producers : Catherine Rouault, Virginie Giachino
- Screenwriters : Christophe Duchiron, Chloé Mazlo
- Director of photography : Nadine Buss
- Music Composer : Bachar Mar-Khalifé
- Editor : Stéphane Jarreau
- Sound Recordist : Bruno Guéraçague
- Voice : Darina Al Joundi
- Co-producer : Jean-Louis Padis
- Sound Editor : Romain Le Bras
- Production Designer : Aurélien Maillé
- Animation : Victor Haegelin, Éric Montchaud
- Special Effects : Stéphane Jarreau
- Make-up Artist : Samia Tahanouti
- Sound Mixer : Benjamin Cabaj
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Paper cut-outs, Pixilation , Portrait
- Themes : Femininity, Conflict, Power, Espionage
- Production language : French, Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 6 min 3 seconds
- Visa number : 159.276
- Visa issue date : 06/06/2023
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (5)
Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm)
Germany, 2020
Compétition en ligne
Official Selection
Awards (1)
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https://www.miyu.fr/distribution/asmahan-la-diva/
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