Set 2: Francophonic films

Victor

France 1993, 13'

direktor: François Ozon

screenplay: François Ozon, Nicolas Mercier

sales: La Fémis

language: French

A well brought up young man commits an irreparable yet liberating act after a failed suicide attempt.

Rose between Us / Une Rose entre nous

Francja 1994, 27'

director: François Ozon

screenplay: François Ozon, Nicolas Mercie

sales: La Fémis

language: French

An eccentric British woman picks up a young apprentice hairdresser on a wild night in Paris.

Kitchen / Cuisine

France 2005, 15'

director: Alice Winocour

screenplay: Alice Winocour

sales: Dharamsala

sales: French

A young woman prepares recipe for American-style lobster, which calls for cutting the live lobster into pieces, before throwing it, still alive, into boiling water. Alone in her kitchen, faced with two moving lobsters…

The Winter Sun / Du soleil en hiver

France 2005, 17'

director: Samuel Collardey

screenplay: Samuel Collardey, Catherine Paillé

sales: La Fémis

language: French

Michel, a cattle farmer in Franche-Comté, makes use of a winter calm to spend some time with his young apprentice Francis. A solid friendship soon binds them together.

Carlitopolis

France 2005, 4'

director: Luis Nieto

screenplay: Luis Nieto

sales: Autour de Minuit Productions

language: French

Carlito, a little mouse, is used for all sorts of experiments on a laboratory.

Crossing / La traversée

France 2005, 12'

director: Maeva Poli

screenplay: Maeva Poli

sales: La Fémis

language: French, Arabic

Sabrina, a young woman of Algerian origin, works in the port of Havre. She ancounters Aïcha, an elderly Algerian woman, full of knowledge about culture unfamiliar to Sabrina.

Penpusher / Gratte-papier

France 2005, 8'

director: Guillaume Martinem

screenplay: Guillaume Martinem

sales: Guillaume Martinem

language: French

A day like any other in the Parisian metro - or maybe not? A young man sits quietly reading his book.. A young woman is seated next to him. They have nothing in common, nor do they know each other in the slightest. In spite of this, something quiet unexpected occurs between them.