Synopsis
The tree looks at the man. The man stretches out his arms. The tree makes sounds, sounds that become syllables and syllables become words, words that come out of its trunk, its branches, its roots, and the earth. The man wraps his arms around its trunk. He smells scents he has never smelled before, and then a few lines from Dante's Divine Comedy spring to mind: If you break off a twig, what you will learn will drive what you are thinking from your head.
Credits
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Full credits (6)
- Screenwriter : Claude Ciccolella
- Director of Photography : Claude Ciccolella
- Music Composer : Claude Ciccolella
- Editor : Claude Ciccolella
- Producer : Claude Ciccolella
- Sound Editor : Claude Ciccolella
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Themes : Nature
- Production language : No dialogue
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2025
- Runtime : 9 min 42 seconds
- Production formats : HDV
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
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