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Making-off

2009 · 23 min

A light, low-key peek behind the scenes of student filmmaking, where small frictions and fatigue play out with gentle, everyday humour.

Directed by
Philippe Faucon
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Julie Bouriche, Julie Drieu, Martin Drouet
Overview
Students' team shoot a short film. Tensions, nearness, funny situations created by the plateau. A game of hide-and-seek takes place between the life, the reality, the artistic intentions, the fatigue, the stress and the paranoias which are connected to him.

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Directed by
Philippe Faucon
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Julie Bouriche, Julie Drieu, Martin Drouet
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • work
    • friendship
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Philippe Faucon
    Written by
    Philippe Faucon
    Starring
    Julie Bouriche, Julie Drieu, Martin Drouet, Julien Girard, Angelo Jossec, Chloé Lebon, Alexandre Monacelli, Lucile Paysant
    Cinematography
    Laurent Fénart
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    France

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