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2007 Festival Short Films (March 30 - April 1)


French actress Chantal Banlier presents this screening of Bonbon au poivre

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Bonbon danse

director Marc Fitoussi screenwriter Marc Fitoussi producer Caroline Bonmarchand (Avenue B Productions) starring Aure Atika, Chantal Banlier, Annie Mercier running time 38 min

Description

Thirty-year-old Mélanie takes great care training future representatives of a famous confectionary label. Entirely dedicated to Lutin Gourmand products, she will not tolerate a casual attitude of whatever kind from her trainees. Among them, however, is Annick, 50, who makes no bones about her scorn for the aggressive selling techniques the company employs. It’s inevitable that a conflict will arise between the two women – unless unexpected events bring them together ...

Congratulations to the team for the film Bonbon au poivre for its 2007 César nomination for Best Short film.

director/screenwriter
Marc Fitoussi

2006

La Vie d’artiste by Marc Fitoussi (feature)

2005

Bonbon au poivre by Marc Fitoussi (short film)

2003 Illustre inconnue by Marc Fitoussi (short film)
2002  Sachez chasser by Marc Fitoussi and Elsa Barrère (short film)
1999 Ma vie active by Marc Fitoussi, Elsa Barrère and Frédéric Gélard (short film)
1998 Les Fleurs de l’Algérien by Nader Takmil Homayoun (short film)

actress/director
Aure Atika

selected films

2006 La Vie d’artiste by Marc Fitoussi (feature)
Vent mauvais by Stephane Allagnon (feature)
2005

Bonbon au poivre by Marc Fitoussi (short film)
Comme t’y es belle! by Lisa Azuelos (feature)
OSS 117, le Caire nid d’espions by Michel Hazanavicius (feature)

2004 Clan by Gaël Morel (feature)
De battre mon coeur s’est arrêté by Jacques Audiard (feature)
A quoi ça sert de voter écolo? by Aure Atika (short film)
2003 Convoyeur by Nicolas Boukhrief (feature)
2000 La Faute à Voltaire by Abdellatif Kechiche (feature)
La Vérité si je mens 2! by Thomas Gilou (feature)
1999 Trafic d’influence by Dominique Farrugia (feature)
1997 Ecchymose by Marc Sieger (short film)
Vive la République by Eric Rochant (feature)
1996 La Vérité si je mens! by Thomas Gilou (feature)
1995 Sur le fil by Antoine Reyes (short film)

actress
Chantal Banlier

2006

Allan by Frédéric Azar (short film)

2005 La Vie est à nous! by Gérard Krawczyk
2004 Bonbon au poivre by Marc Fitoussi (short film)
La Bourde by Mathieu Demy (short film)
2001

Parlez-moi d’amour by Sophie Marceau (feature)

2000 Les Acteurs anonymes by Benoît Cohen (feature)
Un dérangement considérable by Bernard Stora (feature)
1997 La Classe de neige by Claude Miller (feature)
1994 Le Sourire by Claude Miller (feature)

Festivals and prizes

  • Les Lutins du court-métrage 2007 – France
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short film Festival 2006 – France
  • Namur International French Film Festival 2006 – Belgium
  • New York/Avignon French Film Festival 2006 – USA

 



 

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