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Storytelling

2001 · 18 min

A quiet, talk-heavy short that builds unease through what is left unsaid between a grandfather and his grandchild.

Directed by
Guillaume Malandrin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leopold Jovvenneau, Bernard Marbaix, Vincent Patar
Overview
An old man from Namur and his grandchild take part in a live radio show. Maxime Cottin, a writer and town celebrity has just published a new book. He is asked to narrate a story about the day he turned ten years old. The memories and images conjured up by the story induce a strange tension between the two men.

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Directed by
Guillaume Malandrin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leopold Jovvenneau, Bernard Marbaix, Vincent Patar
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • memory
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Guillaume Malandrin
Written by
Guillaume Malandrin
Starring
Leopold Jovvenneau, Bernard Marbaix, Vincent Patar, Christophe Brosteau
Runtime
18 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
French

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