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LA VESTE ROUGE
(The Red Jacket)

Written by: Anne Flandrin, based on a recollection by Jean-Marie Rouart (Member of the French Academy)

Directed by: Anne Flandrin
Produced by: Les Films Sauvages

Genre: Fiction - Sentimental Chronicle
Duration: 6'
Format: 35 mm / Color / 1.85 / Dolby SR
Year: 2003


Available Versions: Digibeta International version, Digibeta English subtitles, 35mm Original version, 35mm English subtitles

International Sales: La Luna Diffusion

TV Rights:
Switzerland – exclusive until 03/08 (TSR)
Australia – exclusive until 05/08 (SBS)

TV Broadcasts: TSR (Switzerland), SBS (Australia), France 4

Prize: Quality Prize from the CNC (National Cinematography Center - 2004)

Festivals: International – 2004 – 5th French-German Encounters of the short film of Strasbourg/Mayence (Germany), 28th International Mostra of Sao Paolo (Brazil). 2003 - 20th Festival of Mons (Belgium). France – 2005 – 9th Festival Young Cinema and Video – Écran Libre (Aigues-Mortes). 2004 - 12th European Cinematic Encounters of Gardanne, 9th Festival « Fenêtres sur courts » of Dijon, 13th Festival Côté Court of Pantin – Panorama, 6th Festival Court 18 of Paris, 20th Festival of Gindou, 6th Women’s Cinema Festival (Bordeaux), 10th Jean Carmet Festival (Moulins), 2nd Festival of Oise (L’Îsle-Adam), 6th Festival Court Toujours de Lyon. 2003 - 26th Open Air Short Film Festival of Grenoble, 16th Festival of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux.

Cast: JULIEN LE GALLOU, ZELIE DAERON, MATHILDE MOTTIER

Synopsis:
A teenager discovers love. The sense of euphoria will not last long, and his mother can no
longer be a trustful confident…

About the Film:
The end of summer: an initiation to love and its disillusionments.

About the Director:
LA VESTE ROUGE is Anne Flandrin’s third short film. She is also a scriptwriter for TV. She wrote and directed UN JEUDI EN HIVER (with Nils Tavernier, broadcasted on France 3; selected at the festivals of Namur, Sarlat, Villeurbanne, Périgueux, Grenoble...). She also co-wrote and co-directed HÔTEL DES ACACIAS with « Le Collectif de Grenoble » (an association of 8 writers-directors). He fourth film RESSAC is also produced by Les Films Sauvages.)