THE CURTAIN

A film by Frédéric Desager

Directed by

Frédéric Desager

Language

French

Produced by

Christine Falco

13 min, Short film, Quebec, Canada, 2013

Synopsis

Pierre, an eight years old young boy, spends most of his summer vacation behind the curtain of the dining room’s window. He dreams of playing basketball with the other kids what his overprotective mother constantly denies him. One day Pierre decides to break the ban: it causes an anxiety attack to his mother, but this move gives him a moment of freedom that fills him with hope.

 

Credits

Screenplay and direction : Frédéric Desager
Image : Glauco Bermudez

Editing : Frédéric Desager

Sound conception: Frédéric Desager

Music : Éric Harding

Art direction: Mélanie Truchon

Production : Christine Falco (Caméra Oscura)

 

Financial partners

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

ONF – Aide au Cinéma Indépendant Canada

Frédéric Desager

Frédéric Desager is an actor, director and scriptwriter from Belgium who has been working in Quebec since 1992. In 2003, he took a part in the writing of the script of Ma voisine danse le ska by director Nathalie Saint-Pierre, in which he also plays a small part. This feature film was rewarded at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois with the Best Script for a Feature Film award. He also directed two short films, Sur la ligne in 2005 and Le Rideau (The Curtain) in 2013.