Le Trou de la corneille
Synopsis
Winter of 1917. Somewhere on the French front. In a trench, a man on the look-out. This young officer, Victor, is in charge of an isolated platoon and is anxiously waiting for the relief to come… To trick his fear, he tries to reassure his men. However, the relief will never make it to the trench. During the night, while Victor tries to rest in his secluded shelter, the platoon is attacked by the enemy. When he wakes up at dawn, everything is already over.
Director
He studied fine arts and entered the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français. He made a short film, Poursuite. He was assistant director on advertising, short films and feature films; he also was assistant on single films and clips. He became director on documentaries, reports for example. He was diector of the second team for Le Brasier, of Eric Barbier.
Lucien Jérôme
Marc Duret
Thierry Fortineau
Screenplay
Marie-Odile Hanss
Image
Darius Khondji
Sound
Vincent Tulli
Editing
Catherine Rascon
Music
Dmitri Chostakovitch
Set decoration
Philippe Caspari
PRODUCTION / VENTE A L’ETRANGER : François Hanss Productions