Fierrot le pou
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Fierrot le pou is a 1990 French
8-minute short film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
, his debut film. He also plays the lead role in the film as the basketball player.
player. Unfortunately, his skill is virtually non-existent and his futile attempts to net the ball only embarrasses him further. Still, he is determined to succeed by imagining he is a black basketball player.
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8-minute short film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz is a French director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for his Cannes-winning drama La Haine. Kassovitz is also the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company....
, his debut film. He also plays the lead role in the film as the basketball player.
Synopsis
An adolescent loner meets an attractive young woman in a gymnasium and tries to impress her with his skill as a basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. Unfortunately, his skill is virtually non-existent and his futile attempts to net the ball only embarrasses him further. Still, he is determined to succeed by imagining he is a black basketball player.
Cast
- Mathieu KassovitzMathieu KassovitzMathieu Kassovitz is a French director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for his Cannes-winning drama La Haine. Kassovitz is also the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company....
as the sloppy male basketball player - Solange Labonne as Solange, the female basketball player
- Alain Bienna Labinski as the black basketball player
Technical contributions
- Image : Georges Diane
- Sound : Vincent TulliVincent TulliVincent Tulli was born in Paris, 5 February 1966. He is a sound mixer and a sound designer. He is also an actor.-Films:* 2009 : Chanel & Stravinsky by Jan Kounen...
- Montage : Chantal Rémy
About the film
- For his first film, Mathieu KassovitzMathieu KassovitzMathieu Kassovitz is a French director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for his Cannes-winning drama La Haine. Kassovitz is also the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company....
did not have a lot of means. He was inspired by the film model of Luc BessonLuc BessonLuc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:...
in his debut film Le Dernier CombatLe Dernier CombatLe Dernier Combat , released in 1983 French film is the first feature film made by Luc Besson. The film is a dark vision of post-apocalyptic survival.The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation...
where the story line requires neither lighting nor dialog. - Chantal Rémy, Kassovitz' mother, did the editing of the film.
- The title is derived from the famous Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
's film Pierrot le fouPierrot le fouPierrot le fou is a 1965 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo. The film is based on Obsession, a novel by Lionel White. It was Jean-Luc Godard's tenth feature film, released between Alphaville and Masculin, féminin...
and the French expression fier comme un pou (proud like a louse) which is used to characterize someone very proud of himself.