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2011 | B/N | 47 min

Frédéric Laffont and Isabelle Dupuy Chavanat take us on a journey to the heart of the Hermès ateliers. Men and women work diligently with the materials, using their knowledge, patience and passion to create a unique object that transcends time. They combine gestures, words, gazes and silences with the sensual and sensorial during this confrontation of man and matter: The moment the object is created... This film is a tribute to the artisans who participated in various Hermès workshops. Isabelle Dupuy-Chavanat and Frédéric Laffont have captured the sounds of leather and crystal, the sweet sound of silk and metal, the words of men and women and their silences.


Country: Francia
Direction: Dupuy Chavanat; Isabelle, Laffont; Frédéric
Production: Hermès; Hermès
Sound: Hijos; Kana, Larrat; Stéphane
Cast:De La Casa Hermès; Artesanos
Participation year at FICM: 2011

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