La Fonte des neiges
Directed byJean-Julien Chervier
Written byJean-Julien Chevrier
Produced bySylvie Brenet
StarringMarc Beffa, Géraldine Martineau
CinematographyPierre Stoeber
Edited byJulie Dupré
Music bySteffen Breum
Production
company
Vonvon Films Associés
Distributed byLes Films du Requin
Release date
  • 31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) (Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival)
Running time
26 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

La Fonte des neiges (English title: Thawing out; literally The melting of the snows) is a 2009 short comedy drama film directed by Jean-Julien Chervier.

Synopsis

La Fonte des neiges is about a few days of a holiday when Leo, a twelve-year-old child, is forced to follow his mother to a nudist camp. At first deeply shy, he responds by wearing extra clothes. After meeting Antoinette, a playful girl, Leo slowly becomes more relaxed and is revealed as a responsible and gentle person.[1] He gets to know Antoinette better throughout the film and the discovery of his body, as well as the first feelings of love take on the appearance of a fairy tale with a hallucinogenic quality.[2]

Reception

The film, which deals carefully with a subject that could be controversial, was broadcast on the French-German national television channel Arte. It has been called "A very fine short film".[1] The film was shown in 2009 at the Brooklyn Film Festival.[3] It was shown at the Lisbon International Independent Film Festival in 2010.[4] It was shown at the 12th Festival du Film Court Francophone at Vaulx-en-Velin in January 2012.[5] It was also shown at international festivals such as Ebensee and Clermont-Ferrand.

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 "La fonte des neiges (2009) Jean-Julien Chervier". Cineclassik. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Jean-Julien Chervier". Jeune Cineaste. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "THAWING OUT". Brooklyn Film Festival. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "La fonte des neiges". Lisbon International Independent Film Festival. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Court métrage : La fonte des neiges". vaulxfilmcourt. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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