Synopsis
On a theatre stage, the childish and unrestrained "self" plays with the social "self", projected on to a screen. The social self is confronted with a forgotten and disturbing image of himself. Continuing his own story, the childish "self" enters the screen and takes the audience with him. At the end, the man, rejected by the screen, finds himself back with illusions: both social and romantic illusions.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Jeudi
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
Full credits (4)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Braunberger
- Screenwriter : Henri Gruvman
- Director of Photography : Jacques Boumendil
- Editors : Sarah Mallinson, Eva Feigeles-Aimé
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1981
- Runtime : 16 min
- Visa number : 53701
- Visa issue date : 08/01/1982
- Color type : Color
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)