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Un jeune réalisateur part filmer une course de tondeuses dans les Ardennes, rêvant de grand spectacle, mais se heurte à un monde qu’il ne comprend pas.
A young filmmaker heads to the Ardennes to film a lawnmower race, dreaming big, but quickly clashes with a world he doesn’t understand.
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DOCUMENTAIRE | 10 MINUTES | 2024
Un jeune réalisateur part filmer une course de tondeuses dans les Ardennes, rêvant de grand spectacle, mais se heurte à un monde qu’il ne comprend pas.
A young filmmaker heads to the Ardennes to film a lawnmower race, dreaming big, but quickly clashes with a world he doesn’t understand.
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Synopsis (fr)
Un jeune réalisateur de publicité quitte la ville pour filmer le 24h d’Endurance Tondeuses dans les Ardennes. Convaincu d’y trouver un futur champion et de signer un film spectaculaire, il projette ses ambitions sur cet événement atypique. Mais face à un univers rural dont il ignore les règles et les codes, son regard naïf se fissure peu à peu, révélant un décalage aussi drôle que révélateur.
Synopsis (en)
A young commercial director leaves the city to film the 24-hour lawnmower endurance race in the Ardennes. Convinced he’ll discover a rising star and create a spectacular film, he projects big ambitions onto this unusual event. But confronted with a rural world whose rules he doesn’t understand, his naïve perspective slowly cracks, exposing a gap that is both humorous and revealing.
Direction: Emma Sandona, Elliot Totzauer; Production: Birth; Screenplay: Emma Sandona; Image: Elliot Totzauer; Sound: Gaetan Chodzko, Jean-Christophe Lion; Editing: Solène Cotten
Cast: Céline Almeras, Maaurie Arragain, Maxime Biesen, Pauline D'Oliveira-Rezende, Fabien D'Oliveira-Rezende, Cécile Derriere, Emeline Dupont, Marjorie Lebas, Sylvain Meriaux, Julie Nicolas, Christelle Noel, Jérôme Peltier, Julien Peltier, Florianne Peltier, Audrey Raymond, Julien Raymond, Patrice Rezende, Olivier Sarrasin, Pierre-Louise Schryve, Nicolas Tastrzerski, Gael Teichmann, Lucas Teichmann-Nicolas, Martin Zint
Cast: Céline Almeras, Maaurie Arragain, Maxime Biesen, Pauline D'Oliveira-Rezende, Fabien D'Oliveira-Rezende, Cécile Derriere, Emeline Dupont, Marjorie Lebas, Sylvain Meriaux, Julie Nicolas, Christelle Noel, Jérôme Peltier, Julien Peltier, Florianne Peltier, Audrey Raymond, Julien Raymond, Patrice Rezende, Olivier Sarrasin, Pierre-Louise Schryve, Nicolas Tastrzerski, Gael Teichmann, Lucas Teichmann-Nicolas, Martin Zint
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Nina
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Nina has been teaching French for 10 years. 6pm in Paris' Art Director and Editor in Chief, she's also a talented illustrator and loves knitting for her son (and the whole 6pm in Paris Team!).
Anicet
Anicet was born in Gien, a small town in the South of Paris, and raised in the Loire Valley. Anicet came to the US in 2018 and has been teaching French since. When it comes to language nerds, Anicet has the full package! In addition to a Master’s Degree in Classics, with a specialty in linguistics and language history, he is a trained professional singer. His career has taken him worldwide singing regularly in more than 6 languages.
Quentin
Quentin is French and American and was raised between the French Riviera and Maryland. He studied performing arts and specialized in musical theater. He's been teaching French since 2018. Quentin is a real showman and he loves using his professional acting training to make learning French entertaining and enjoyable.
Léa
Léa grew up in Tours and Toulouse, and moved to New York in 2008. She's been teaching French for 15 years and opened her own French school in NYC (Coucou French Classes). Never afraid to mix business with pleasure, Léa married one of her students! To unwind, she likes to travel to the French Caribbean with her son and husband.
Lisa
Lisa grew up in sunny Provence before moving to Paris, where she studied social sciences and international relations. After living in Canada and Morocco, she moved to the US in 2019, where she now works as a translator and French teacher. In her free time, you can find her watching movies, playing with her dog, or being bad at pickleball.
Julie
Julie is from Besançon, in eastern France. After completing her Master’s Degree in International Law and Political Science, she moved to the US in 2011. She's been teaching French since 2019. Julie is a mother of two and loves horseback riding and tennis. She also plays the flute.
Melissa
Melissa is a French teacher and actor who has taught all ages and performed across the US and NYC. When not in a dance class or at the theater, you’ll find her playing board games and experimenting with recipes (with mixed results). She is passionate about creativity, multiculturalism, and lifelong learning.
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Julien
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Eléonore
Eléonore was born in Paris and grew up in the South of France. After graduating from university in Lyon with a degree in Film, she moved to Paris and then NYC. She has been teaching French to English speakers for the past 10 years, and loves to share her native language and culture with a healthy dose of humor and wit.
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Raised in eastern France, Pierre studied Classics in Lyon before living in Paris and London, then moving to New York in 2020. He joined Coucou French Classes as a teacher and loves helping students make sense of even the trickiest grammar rules. Outside the classroom, you’ll find him cooking—or reading about politics.
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