UN DIEU A LA PEAU DOUCE
A sequence shot of the slightly slow-motion movement of hands massaging and caressing the surface, textured with scars like a zebra skin, of a vaguely anthropomorphic wax sculpture. For sound, we have the voice of Mathieu Amalric with a crude account of three nights of sex shared by Simon, Robert and Nessim, their African lover. With this ball of black material, a dark satellite as though detached from his feature film, Pierre Creton reveals the harrowing night-time reverse shot of A Beautiful Summer’s sweet, utopic community. (C.N.)
Technical sheet
Original version: French. Script: Pierre Creton. Image: Pierre Creton, Léo Gil-Mena. Editing: Pierre Creton. Sound: Michel Bertrou. Casting : Yves Edouard, Mathieu Amalric.
Production: Andolfi (Arnaud Dommerc).
Distribution: JHR Films (Jane Roger).
Director
EP – Histoire(s) de Portrait
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