Little Death (2000) La petite mort (original title)

Director:

François Ozon

Writers:

Didier Blasco
François Ozon

Genre:

Short

Plot:

Family ties. Paul is an artist, his current project is to take photos of the faces of men during orgasm...

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Nudity | Brother Sister Relationship | Male Nudity | Shower

Cast

François Delaive	...	Paul
Camille Japy	...	Camille
Martial Jacques	...	Martial
Michel Beaujard	...	Le père

Directed by
François Ozon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Didier Blasco
François Ozon

Produced by
Olivier Delbosc	....	producer
Marc Missonnier	....	producer

Cinematography by
Yorick Le Saux

Film Editing by
Frédéric Massiot

Production Design by
Juliette Cheneau

Makeup Department
Corinne Flahaut	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Guy-Philippe Bertin	....	assistant unit manager
Emilie Henry	....	assistant unit manager
Béatrice Plumet	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thierry Taieb	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Katia Boutin	....	sound mixer
Katia Boutin	....	sound
Gilda Fine	....	sound editor
Benoît Hillebrant	....	boom operator
Benoît Hillebrant	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Guillaume Collanges	....	still photographer
Stéphane Martin	....	assistant camera
Mathias Raaflaub	....	electrician

Editorial Department
Sophie Delecourt	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Anne Wermelinger	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Fidélité Productions

Distributors

• UAP Video GmbH (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"La petite mort" - France (original title)

Runtime:

26 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16

Company:

Fidélité Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in X2000: The Collected Shorts of Francois Ozon (2001) (V)

A truly professional piece of cinema.

Paul a young gay photographer is tormented by a photograph of himself as a baby. He believes he is incredibly ugly and rejected by his father. When his father is dying, he photographs him lying naked in his hospital bed. This is a form of revenge. After his father's death a box of family photographs is presented to Paul and he discovers the startling truth. The film depicts how tension and misunderstanding can arise within a family. Paul seeks solace in his relationship with his lover Martial who assists in his photographic activities. In his portrait gallery he has a series of photos of contorted faces of men at moment of orgasm. The title of this French film "La Petite Mort" translates as "Orgasm". The acting is good throughout, but for me the most moving scene follows the telephone call informing Paul of his father's death.