Short film

Le patin
2017 · 20 min
A quiet, character-driven short that simmers with awkward longing and quiet rivalry, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy.
- Directed by
- Faustine Crespy
- Starring
- Egon Di Mateo, Marouan Iddoub, Sylvia Dierckx
- Overview
- Frédéric is a shy young man who works at the reception desk of a hotel near the train station, alternating shifts with Mario—a ladies' man in search of the ideal woman. When Mario tells him about meeting a mysterious female guest, Frédéric decides to win her over as well.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Obsession, identity, loneliness, love
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Faustine Crespy
- Starring
- Egon Di Mateo, Marouan Iddoub, Sylvia Dierckx


