Synopsis
Claude Robin explores the industrial process of raising chickens: he “follows the egg” nest boxes, selection, testing for fertilised eggs, giant incubators, the birth of the chicks, sexing, forced breeding, mass slaughter, a real ballet of blood, but strangely surrealistic.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Pléiade
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
Full credits (1)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Braunberger
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1963
- Runtime : 16 min
- Visa number : 28531
- Visa issue date : 31/12/1963
- Color type : Color
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In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)