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Rétilin

2025 · 17 min

A quiet, tender short that sits with an aging man's fear of losing sight as new life arrives, feeling bittersweet and gently hopeful.

Genres
Family, Drama
Tagline
The gaze fades, the future awakens.
Overview
Sylvain, a 72-year-old man, learns that he is going to lose his sight just as his daughter is about to give birth to her first child.
How it feels
Melancholic, warm and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, aging, parenthood, grief
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
family, drama
Directed by
Charlotte Ampilhac
Written by
Charlotte Ampilhac, Florian Bellanca
Starring
Gilbert Coudurier, Florence Massonneau, Crystal Gribonval, Thierry Marconnet, Catherine Lelard, Florian Bellanca, Leo Donguy, Alizé Lombardo
Cinematography
Milo Couturier
Runtime
17 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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