La Fonte des neiges

La Fonte des neiges
Directed by	Jean-Julien Chervier
Written by	Jean-Julien Chevrier
Produced by	Sylvie Brenet
Starring	Marc Beffa Géraldine Martineau Zazon
Cinematography	Pierre Stoeber
Edited by	Julie Dupré
Music by	Steffen Breum
Production company	Vonvon Films Associés
Distributed by	Les Films du Requin
Release date	31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)(Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival)
Running time	26 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

La Fonte des neiges (English title: Thawing out; literally The melting of the snows) is a 2009 short comedy drama film directed by Jean-Julien Chervier.

Synopsis

La Fonte des neiges is about a few days of a holiday when Leo, a twelve-year-old child, is forced to follow his mother to a nudist camp. At first deeply shy, he responds by wearing extra clothes. After meeting Antoinette, a playful nudist girl, Leo slowly becomes more relaxed and is revealed as a responsible and gentle person. ^[1] He gets to know Antoinette better throughout the film and the discovery of his body, as well as the first feelings of love take on the appearance of a fairy tale with a hallucinogenic quality. ^[2]

Reception

The film, which deals carefully with a subject that could be controversial, was broadcast on the French-German national television channel Arte. It has been called "A very fine short film". ^[1] The film was shown in 2009 at the Brooklyn Film Festival. ^[3] It was shown at the Lisbon International Independent Film Festival in 2010. ^[4] It was shown at the 12th Festival du Film Court Francophone at Vaulx-en-Velin in January 2012. ^[5] It was also shown at international festivals such as Ebensee and Clermont-Ferrand.

Cast

• Marc Beffa as Léo
• Géraldine Martineau as Antoinette
• Zazon as Léo's mother
• Laurent Roth
• Natanaël Sylard
• Philippe Caulier
• Laura Luna

References

1. "La fonte des neiges (2009) Jean-Julien Chervier". Cineclassik. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
2. "Jean-Julien Chervier". Jeune Cineaste. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
3. "THAWING OUT". Brooklyn Film Festival. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
4. "La fonte des neiges". Lisbon International Independent Film Festival. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
5. "Court métrage : La fonte des neiges". vaulxfilmcourt. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

External links

• La fonte des neiges at IMDb