the empty house
Shot like a western without a gun, at a drunkard’s distance,
the film takes place in New Mexico among an ancient Spanish community
eaten to rack and ruin by rust, beer, and dust storms.
Original title: LA MAISON VIDE
Year: 2008
Country of origin: France
Location: New Mexico (United States)
Produced by: Serge Lalou - Les Films d’Ici
Coproduced by: Thierry Garrel, Élisabeth Hulten - Arte France
Hélène Fulgence-Cerutti - musée du quai Branly
Broadcast by: Arte
Collection: The Ways of the World (L’usage du monde)
Directed by: Stéphane Breton
Picture: Stéphane Breton
Sound: Stéphane Breton
Editing: Catherine Rascon
Sound mixing: Stéphane Larrat
Colour grading: Éric Salleron
Duration: 52 min
Shot in: DVC Pro HD 100
Ratio: 16/9
Master: HD CAM
Sound: stereo
Languages: English, Spanish (New Mexico dialect)