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Director:
Juan Solanas
Writer:
Juan Solanas
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Release Date:
18 December 2003 (France) See more »
Genre:
Short | Fantasy | Romance See more »
Plot:
Phelps, a solitary man who lives in a big industrial city by the sea, is very happy tonight. He is getting ready for a ball... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
A rare visual treat See more (4 total) »

Cast

 
Laurent Bert ... Un client du bar
Yannick Blivet ... Le vendeur de journaux (voice)
Christophe Botti ... Le vendeur de têtes bellâtre
Stephane Botti ... La deuxième tête
Ambre Boukebza ... La jeune femme
Patrick Béthune ... Le fleuriste / Un docker (voice)
Damien Carrand ... Le vendeur de journaux
Laurent Casanova ... L'homme au vélo
Evelyne Chartier ... Le corps de la cliente âgée au visage jeune
Jacques Cusin ... L'acheteur de journaux
Alain Donadio ... Un docker
Laure Dratler ... L'une des trois jeunes femmes (voice)
Philippe Ferrandini ... Un docker
Danielle Hazan ... Les clientes / L'une des trois jeunes femmes (voice)
Alain Hocine ... Alain Phelps
Lucien Jean-Baptiste ... La toisième tête
Lucie Jeanne ... Le jeune visage de la cliente
Bruno Magne ... Un docker (voice)
Mady Malroux ... L'une des jumelles qui sort du magasin
Monette Malroux ... L'autre jumelle qui sort du magasin
Karine Pinoteau ... L'une des trois jeunes femmes (voice)
Maurice Portalier ... Un docker
Alain Prorok ... Le fleuriste
Karine Rouard ... L'une des trois jeunes femmes
Andrée Rozenn ... L'une des trois jeunes femmes
Juan Solanas ... Un docker
Karine Steger ... L'une des trois jeunes femmes
Salah Teskouk ... Le marchand de têtes
Julien Vanni ... Le marin dans le bar
Yorkshire ... Yorkshire
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Directed by
Juan Solanas  (as Juan Diego Solanas)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Juan Solanas 

Produced by
Annie Dautane .... co-producer
Juan Solanas .... co-producer
Aton Soumache .... producer
Alexis Vonarb .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Vincent Artaud 
 
Cinematography by
Juan Solanas 
 
Film Editing by
Olivier Mauffroy 
 
Production Design by
Fred Lapierre  (as Frédéric Lapierre)
Frédérique Lapierre 
 
Costume Design by
Patricia Oumedjkane 
 
Makeup Department
Christophe Chabenet .... special makeup effects artist
Sylvie Coudray .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Ruben Berissi .... production manager
Julien Berlan .... production manager
Joseph Ferreira .... unit production manager
Christophe Fustini .... assistant unit manager
Bruno Scati .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicolas Amiache .... first assistant director
Ivan Apostolo .... second assistant director
Julien Lafront .... second assistant director
Thomas Norymberg .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Eric Boucasse .... carpenter
Olivier Carton .... carpenter
Paco Cuevas .... assistant set designer
Emmanuel Gorin .... visual supervisor
Jean-Michel Guérin .... key carpenter
Laurent Hautbois .... construction manager
Denis Misura .... carpenter
Grégory Nowak .... trainee art director (as Greg Nowak)
Santiago Prieto .... set painter
 
Sound Department
Selma Angels .... sound development
Frédéric Bobillier .... sound (as Frédérik Bobilier)
Christophe Bourreau .... foley artist
Frédéric Cortial .... voice sound engineer
Reynold Garcia .... sound development
Antonin Gouzer .... boom operator
François Groult .... sound mixer
Benjamin Laurent .... sound
Franck Marchal .... sound designer
Gildas Mercier .... foley engineer
Franck Rubio .... sound
Juan Solanas .... sound development
Juan Solanas .... sound editor
Matthieu Tartamella .... sound
Stéphane Venet .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
Gaëlle Bossis .... digital artist
John Breslin .... digital artist
Myriam Catrin .... digital artist
Emmanuel Chapon .... 3D artist
Caroline Deloffre .... visual effects coordinator
François Dumoulin .... digital compositor
François Dumoulin .... visual effects supervisor
Luc Froehlicher .... 3D supervisor
Benjamin Massoubre .... assistant digital compositor
Pierre Pilard .... 3D supervisor
Michel Roy .... technical supervisor
Matthieu Royer .... 3D artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Emmanuel Assenat .... grip
Christophe Bassoulet .... electrician
Antoine Bonfils .... electrician
Rudy Bouchoucha .... gaffer
Céline Bozon .... video operator
Marc Buriot .... electrician
Jérôme Fabre .... electrician
Arnaud Gabriel .... second assistant camera
Patrick Gentils .... key grip
Arnaud Gross .... grip
Eric Lesage .... key grip
Claire Mathon .... video operator
Steeven Petitteville .... assistant camera
Virginie Pichot .... first assistant camera
Michel Rodas .... Steadicam operator
Patrick Rotily .... gaffer
Benjamin Vibert .... electrician (as Benjamin Vibert-Vallée)
 
Casting Department
Sandrine Paquot .... additional casting
 
Music Department
Vincent Artaud .... musician: piano
Vincent Artaud .... singing voice: woman in the shop
Diego Imbert .... musician: violoncello
Emmanuel Vaillant .... music re-recordist
 
Other crew
Delphine Ankoudovitch .... production coordinator
Delphine Ankoudovitch .... secretary to executive producers
Vincent Artaud .... programmer: Giga sampler
Patrick Béthune .... stage manager
Alexandre de La Patellière .... development supervisor: Onyx
Matthieu Delaporte .... development supervisor: Onyx
Thierry Fontaine .... production accountant
Aurélie Kazian .... production assistant
Yano Latrides .... choreographer
Bruno Magne .... stage manager
Anaïs Marillier .... script supervisor
Cédric Pilot .... development coordinator: Onyx
Aton Soumache .... exporter
Christian Volckman .... poster designer
Alexis Vonarb .... exporter
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"L'homme sans tête" - France (original title)
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Runtime:
Argentina:18 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
Country:
France | Argentina
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS
Certification:
Argentina:Unrated | Singapore:PG13
Filming Locations:
Bar Les Flots Bleus - 82 Corniche Kennedy, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceSee more »
Company:
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The post production lasted 900 days.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in Phelps l'homme sans tête - Making of (2004) (V)See more »
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User Reviews

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6 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
A rare visual treat, 22 February 2008
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

THE MAN WITHOUT A HEAD is naturally a very strange film--after all, the title character is a man without a head!! Oddly, when he walks about town, no one seems to take much notice. Despite this serious malady, he seems to function just fine and can speak--asking a lady over the phone if she'd like to go to the ball with him. The trouble is that without a head, he's worried she won't like him. So naturally, he goes to a head shop (get it?) and buys a head. But when it comes time to put on his handsome new head, there is a complication.

While the plot of this film is enough to give you a headache, don't take it too seriously. Understand that it is an experimental film and a very surreal one at that. When you let go of your need to have a conventional plot, then you'll notice just how incredibly groundbreaking and exciting this film is. You just can't help admire all the work that went into this film as well as its sweet sense of humor. A rare visual treat.

By the way, this film is part of the CINEMA 16: European Shorts DVD. On this DVD are 16 shorts. Most aren't great, though because it contains THE MAN WITHOUT A HEAD, COPY SHOP, RABBIT and WASP, it's an amazing DVD for lovers of short films and well worth buying.

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