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RUNTIME
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Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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A Man My Son
2017 0h 34m FR
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 9
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Synopsis
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Fred is a projectionist, like his father. As he has to project a film in Normandy, he convinces him to hit the road together. The road trip will be a journey through clash of generations, drag queens and family affairs.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Florent Gouëlou
Fred
Calypso Baguey
Cassandre
Jean-Marie Gouëlou
Jean
Cookie Kunty
Cooki Kunty / Marcus
Harald Marlot
Jerrie Jerry / Bobel
Louison Dequesnes
Serveur Station Service
Jacques Ledran
Jean (1995)
Titouan Bouzard
Fred (1995)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Florent Gouëlou
- Writers
- Florent Gouëlou
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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Released 9 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Louis Richard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Florent Gouëlou and Calypso Baguey and Jean-Marie Gouëlou carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7414836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Florent Gouëlou directs. Louis Richard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 9 years ago.
- 3Editor Louis Richard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Florent Gouëlou and Calypso Baguey and Jean-Marie Gouëlou carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt7414836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 7Classified under 9 themes, including "drag queen", "son", "father", "dysfunctional family".
The technical file
- Editing
- Louis Richard
- Costume design
- Clement Vachelard
- Makeup / hair
- Jules Veysseyre
- Runtime
- 34 min · 0h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Florent Gouëlou
Production companies
Who made it
La Fémis
FR
Key crew
- Color TimerFrancois Ray
- Set DesignerNatacha Igrosanac
- Key GripLouis Mikulic
- ProducerJessica Barasz
- ElectricianPrescilla Brot
- Makeup ArtistJules Veysseyre
- Sound MixerCorvo Lepesant-Lamari
- ProducerMargaux Behague
- Boom OperatorPierre-Louis Clarin
- ElectricianThibault Maillard
- Script SupervisorPauline Feiler
- Second Assistant DirectorCharlyne Liquito
- Sound MixerGeoffrey Perrier
- FoleyAurelien Bianco
- EditorLouis Richard
- GafferCamille Bernard
- Costume DesignClement Vachelard
- First Assistant CameraVictor Chwalczynski
- CinematographyVadim Alsayed
- First Assistant DirectorClaudia Lopez Lucia
- GripThomas Roch
- Sound EditorLéonard Accorsi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- drag queen
- son
- father
- dysfunctional family
- road trip
- male homosexuality
- family
- acceptance
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-02-03· Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- Premiere2018-11-16· Villeurbanne Short Film Festival
- Premiere2018-06-09· Pantin Short Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2017-09-28· Cinémathèque Française
Also known as
International titles
- A Man, My SonGB
