THEMASKEDMAN
2001. 9 mn. To be or to be had.
Director / Screenplay : Arnaud Pendrié.
Broadcast : ARTE.
Support : CNC, Procirep, Angoa.
Festivals : 19 selections.
A frustrated, awkward character with an unflattering appearance is rejected again and again in his encounters. He discovers a mask that grants him seductive power and allows him to fulfill people’s expectations by showering them with goods. The masked man quickly reaches the limits of his charm, which fades away. He then discovers how the illusion of happiness through material possessions stands in contrast with the power of imagination and creativity as a source of life and hope… There you go.
PRIZE LIST
Selections festivals / Price
France
– Festival du court métrage – Vaulx-en-Velin
– Festival de Beauvais
– Festival de Villeurbanne
– Festival de Begles
– Culture d’europe – Chambery
– Festival onze bouge – Paris
– Festival d’Auch
– Festival clair obscur – Paris
– Festival d’ici et d’ailleurs – Saint Livrade
– Festival de séquence – Toulouse
– Ciné club de Winssenbourg
– Festival du film – Sarlat
Foreign
– Ciné club da Biera (Portugal)
– Festival de Leipzig (Allemagne)
– Festival de Viaareggio (Italie)
– Programme carte blanche canal+ (Suisse)
– Europa cinama (Italie)
– Cartoon on the bay (Italie)
– Folioscope de Bruxelles (Belgique)
