… Les borgnes sont Rois
| Movie | |
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| Original title | … Les borgnes sont Rois |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1974 |
| length | 15 minutes |
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| Director |
Michel Leroy , Edmond Séchan |
| script | Edmond Séchan |
| production |
Paul Claudon , Edmond Séchan |
| music | François de Roubaix |
| camera | Edmond Séchan |
| occupation | |
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… Les borgnes sont Rois (German … the one-eyed are kings ) is a French short film by Michel Leroy and Edmond Séchan from 1974, which won an Oscar at the 47th Academy Awards in 1975 .
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The film is about Léon, a man of advanced age who lives with his mother in an apartment in an apartment building in Paris. Léon has to put up with the fact that the first place in his mother's heart is her dog, a little king for the old lady and all her pride. She even allows the animal a place next to her at the dining table and pampers him in every other way. Due to the old age of his mother, Léon is the one who has to walk the dog every day. There are always incidents caused by the pampered animal. Since Leon is uncomfortable, he puts on dark glasses to fool people he meets while walking that he can hardly see anything and is therefore dependent on the animal. The reaction of those around you is accordingly considerate and you can now see the animal after certain bad habits, and Léon even manages to make friends with some men who play boules in the park .
When the dog runs away one day at an unguarded moment and runs home, Léon's mother reacts by removing the animal from him, which she now entrusts to the caretaker 's wife for walks. Now that it becomes apparent that Léon was only pretending that he could barely see, the joy he had just gained turns away from him.
Production, publication
It is a production by Paul Claudon and CAPAC
The film was first shown in October 1974 at the Chicago International Film Festival . The English title is The One-Eyed Are Kings or One Eyed Men Are Kings .
Awards
- Chicago International Film Festival 1974: nominated for the Gold Hugo in the category "Best Short Film"
- Academy Awards 1975 : Oscar in the category “Best Short Film” (Live Action) to producers Paul Claudon and Edmond Séchan for … les borgnes sont Rois .
- In 2012, the film was included in the National Film Registry , a directory of films that are particularly worth preserving.
Web links
- ... les borgnes sont Rois in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- … Les borgnes sont Rois complete film in the original version
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 47th Academy Awards | 1975 sS oscars.org (English)
- ↑ One Eyed Men Are Kings sS oscars.org (English)