Short film

The Interview

2002 · 20 min

A short, squirmy descent into bureaucratic absurdity that keeps you uneasy and slightly amused as politeness curdles into menace.

Overview: A Kafkaesque story of a guy interviewing for a job.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, absurd and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Work, power, isolation, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
power
isolation
identity
madness
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Directed by: Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal
Starring: Grégory Monro, Patrick Chetritt, Olivia Carducci, Ingrid Plaitano, Charlie Michale, Didier Morvan, Thierry Tessier, Svetlana Vaynblat
Runtime: 20 min
Country: France
Languages: French