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Written by Damien Fritsch   

a film by Damien Fritsch, 61'

Every year, in Munster, in the region of Alsace, a ball with a strange name takes place: the Widow's Ball. Disguised and masked, it is a women who invite men to the dance.

Men and women are married, divorced, widowers, and often go to dances. Docile men, sitting or standing, wait for the ladies to choose them and invite them to dance. It is the occasion to confront the imaginary world of Maryse, Paulette, Jacky and others: a courting, an encounter, a marriage or a disappointement... Everything is possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

technical data :
duration
61minutes
author Damien Fritsch
camera Bernard Colinet, Benoît Vetter, Philippe Strabach
sound Pierre Bailleul, Maurice Gojean, Jean Guy
editing Damien Fritsch
production Dora Films
coproduction France 3 Alsace
grants Centre National de la Cinématographie, Région Alsace
distribution Dora Films

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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