"Six short films from France"--Container. Special features: trailers.
Contents:
Kitchen / Gratte-papier / by Alice Winocour (15 min.). My mother, story of an immigration = Ma mère, histoire d'une immigration / text and photographs by Farida Hamak ; directed by Felipe Canales (16 min.) -- One voice, one vote = Je suis une voix / by Jeanne Paturle & Cécile Rousset (14 min.) -- The last day = La dernière journée / by Olivier Bourbeillon (13 min.) -- L'origine de la tendresse / by Alain-Paul Mallard (34 min.) -- Kitchen / by Alice Winocour (15 min.).
Summary:
Penpusher = Gratte-papier: A day like any other in the Parisian metro - or so it seems. A young man reads. A young woman is seated next to him. They have nothing in common, yet they will be introduced in an unexpected fashion. My mother, story of an immigration = Ma mère, histoire d'une immigration: This is a story of her mother who left Algeria in 1956 to reunite with her husband in Paris. The story of an immigrant mother. It also is the story of three generations of women: her mother's, Zehira; her daughters'; her granddaughters'. One voice, one vote = Je suis une voix: In the run-up to the 2007 presidential elections, a look at the importance of voting. This animated short is based on a series of interviews with ordinary people leading up to the 2007 French election. The last day = La dernière journée: On July the 1st 2005, the 1867 Schneider and Co. power hammer no. 125 ceased operating at the former smithy of the Brest military harbour. This is the story of the machine and its workers' last working day. L'origine de la tendresse: Elise is a quiet and solitary woman who works as a museum attendant. Nothing really happens in her life. And in a life in which nothing happens, no moment is devoid of meaning. Kitchen: A woman, her husband and two lobsters. A recipe that turns sour...
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