FRENCH CUTS: New Short Films from France

shorts_000.jpgANNA (3KG 2) - 37 mins
Emile is a modern and dynamic young woman, committed to both her career and her boyfriend Pierre. She has just had her first child. When Pierre has to leave on business for several weeks, Emile is left on her own with the baby - and finds she finally must face herself...

CASA - 7 mins
This story is seen through the eyes of a woman. After several years of separation, a young man returns. Why has he been away so long? How are the two linked? A tragedy in three acts: the wait, the confrontation, and finally, the acceptance.

LE PAYS DES SOURDS - 29 mins
Gerard Montboussin has been receiving blows all his life. So he's decided to make money out of it - allowing himself to be beaten up for 15 Euros an hour. Henri is a disgruntled surgeon who sleeps with his patients' wives and practises unlawful euthanasia. Genevieve Montboussin hasn't heard from her husband for weeks...

LE PORTEFEUILLE - 10 mins
One day, a man finds a wallet on the ground. He's torn. Perhaps he 'didn't see it'. What should he do: return it to its owner, or keep it for himself?

CLANDESTIN - 12 mins
Mo is an African and a runaway illegal immigrant. There seems to be little left of the dreams he had about a new life in the world of white people...

HYME A LA GAZELLE - 30 mins
Elisabeth, a plump and discreet woman, lives with Michel. One night she goes out to walk the dog, whilst he's watching football. She meets Youssef who has just been released from prison...

TICKET CHOC - 28 mins
Thomas is love-struck at Sèvres Babylone metro station! If he wants to see Anne again, he must call her before 12 noon tomorrow. She scribbles her phone number on his ticket, but the punching machine eats it!

 
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