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Soleil

1990 · 3 min

A quiet, observational fragment of institutional life that asks patience and rewards it with fleeting, unforced moments of attention.

Overview
A institutional documentary short made for the Committee for Studies and Care of People with Multiple Disabilities [CESAP] by Pierre Creton following disabled children during one summer.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    • healing
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Pierre Creton
    Runtime
    3 min
    Languages
    French

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