[REL] La Puce (1999)

[DreamScape]

Is this a short film though?

I have deadman's file and it's over 40 minutes

You're asking Night to pull out the academy handbook, aren't you?

[BugMeNot9999]

Is this a short film though?

I have deadman's file and it's over 40 minutes

[Image]

In France, it's considered a short film, because:
"en France, le Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) se base sur un décret officiel datant de 1964[8], qui définit un court métrage comme un film dont le métrage n'excède pas 1 600 mètres en format 35 mm (ou la longueur équivalente dans les autres formats), soit une durée d'environ 59 min. Dans d'autres pays, la définition (durée) n'est pas forcément la même."
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_métrage

Based on this forum's criteria, I think it should be moved to feature films.

[Moonee]

Yeah, FLM criteria is anything over 40 minutes in runtime is not a short film (And instead, should be posted in one of the feature film's country forums)

[Night457]

As much as I loathe Hollywood AND agree with the French in their more rational definition of "Short", there is no going back on "rules" now. I moved it to features.

It is even an award-winning SHORT:

Isild Le Besco was 14 when she starred in the short film La Puce, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes for short films

But I do not feel so bad, because I loathe the Cannes festival as much as Hollywood!

I wistfully appreciate the logic of the CNC standard. Thank you for quoting it, BugMeNot.