A Hell of a Machine
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Production year2022
Runtime
23m
Synopsis
One summer, by the sea. Sylvie, in her fifties, is unable to mourn. Hiding from her daughter Lou, she is seized by a passion for her deceased husband's metal detector.
Credits
Actresses (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : offshore, Black Maria
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producers : Laura Lestrade, Christophe Deverdun
- Screenwriters : Lucie Clayssen, Antoine Michelet
- Director of photography : Juliette Barrat
- Assistant director : Julie Perreard
- Editor : Anne-Sophie Bussière
- Sound Recordist : Pascal Ribier
- Associate producers : Fabrice Préel-Cléach, Emmanuelle Latourrette, Aurore Auguste
- Assistant Operators : Marine Roinsard, Camille Dabrigeon, Léana Savio
- Production managers : Laura Lestrade, Christophe Deverdun
- Sound Editor : Pascal Ribier
- Continuity supervisor : Chjara Fabiani
- Production Designers : David Perreard, Lucie Pedexes
- Foley artist : Xavier Drouault
- Special Effects : Paul Prache, Julien Desloriers
- Grader : Gadiel Bendelac
- Make-up Artists : Claudine Bartoli, Marine Soulié
- Sound Mixer : Pascal Ribier
- Sound design : Céline Perier
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Burlesque comedy
- Themes : Family, Motherhood
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 23 min
- Visa number : 151.308
- Visa issue date : 09/08/2023
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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