Vanina Delannoy

1959. Guilty of a double murder, a man is guillotined. The dead man's head rolls into a basket, from where it recounts a tale.

Luc, a film student, reappears one day in the life of his childhood friend, camera in hand. He moves into his house, determined to make Lôïc the main character of his film. Devoted body and soul to his project, Luc does not hesitate for a second to manipulate his friend's life. He hires a real actor, a transvestite, and creates for him the character of a woman, Céline. Her role: to seduce Loïc...

A César award nominated short feature.