A man in the countryside, accompanied by his valet and his linen maid. Mister is ill, Mister travels, Mister is scared. Nothing can be done. Mister tries to stimulate himself, to react, but his will seems to collide with the strength of madness. Delirium begins.
It’s the life of a man racked by anguish and fear of others. The film is a cruel and fantastic tale and depicts a lonely man haunted by death, suicide and madness: "whenthe tenantinside,black, reptilevoracioustakesover".
technical data :
duration
49 minutes
script
Daniel Coche and Daniel Boch from the text of Guy de Maupassant
camera
Roland Muller
sound
Bruno de Chénerilles
editing
Daniel Coche & Jocelyne Ligner
music
Bruno de Chénerilles
sound mixer
Bruno de Chénerilles
a production
dora films
grants
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Direction des Affaires Culturelles d’Alsace
Agence culturelle d’Alsace, Creps d’Alsace, Pédagogie et Création
festivals
Mulhouse, Chalon-sur-Saône, Saint-Nazaire (Price for the best sound track)
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