The Falling Star
Synopsis
The last conscious moments of Stalin, the solitary tyrant who believes himself immortal. An evocation of the mental chaos of the Little Father of the People who was suffering from delusions of persecution and untold power during the three days of his death throes.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Lardux Films, MIDRALGAR (Marmitafilms)
- Co-production : Pictanovo
- Foreign production company : Maur Film
Full credits (20)
- Executive Producers : Christian Pfohl, Benoît Ayraud, Emmanuel Quillet, Martine Vidalenc
- Screenwriter : Loïc Malo
- Directors of Photography : Sara Sponga, Nadine Buss, Thomas Jacquet
- Music Composer : Silvain Vanot
- Assistant Director : Stéphane Brosseau
- Editor : Marc Boyer
- Sound Recordist : Xavier Thibault
- Costume designers : Tina Bonheure, Janie Loriault
- Foreign producers : Alena Vandasova, Martin Vandas
- Line Producers : Marc Boyer, Isabelle Chesneau, Christian Pfohl, Martine Vidalenc, Emmanuel Quillet, Alena Vandasova, Martin Vandas
- Production managers : Émilie Chaulet, Isabelle Chesneau, Benoît Ayraud
- Sound editors : Nicolas Lefebvre, Adam Wolny
- Production designers : Camille Authouart, Lila Peuscet
- Animation : Francis, Quentin Letout
- Casting : Louise Lemoine Torrès
- Special Effects : Francis, Matthieu Foulet, Quentin Letout
- Graders : Emmanuel Fortin, Hussam Korkut
- Make-up Artists : Isabelle Fauvin, Gaëlle Mary
- Sound Mixer : Adam Wolny
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation, Animation of objects, Paper cut-outs, Historical, Research - Experimental, Bizarre
- Themes : Politics, Insanity, History
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), Czech Republic (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Czech Republic)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 18 min 21 seconds
- Visa number : 138.714
- Visa issue date : 04/07/2019
- Production formats : Digital creation - HD
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
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It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
