Tenderness
FIC | 00:17 | SWITZERLAND
DIRECTOR MAXIME RAPPAZ | SCREENPLAY MAXIME RAPPAZ
A GOLDENEGGPRODUCTION PRODUCTION
It’s the first time Adrien is entering a homosexual sauna. In the space of one night, he discovers this microcosm where the comic aspect of the individual tragedies encounters the passing of time and where hope mingles with melancholy.
Biography
Maxime Rappaz, Director
Born in Geneva in 1986, Maxime Rappaz gained a Bachelor of Arts in design (HEAD) in 2011, then worked in the fashion industry, dividing his time between Florence and Paris. At the same time he worked on his experimental video and writing projects. In 2013, he changed course and decided to turn towards cinema. He was hired as a scriptwriter on the full-length film “Métamorphoses” by the French director Christophe Honoré and gained a Master of Arts in cinema and scenario (HEAD/ECAL) in 2016.
He is currently pursuing his research and developing his film projects.
Filmography
Laissez-moi, feature film in development, 2019 L’Été, short film, 2016
Festivals
2018: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Switzerland)
2019: Solothurner Filmtage (Switzerland)
2019: La Fête du Slip (Switzerland)
2019: Palm Springs ShortFest (USA)
2019: Queerlisboa (Portugal)
Awards
2019: Helvéslip (Best Swiss short film) | Fête du Slip
PRESS KIT – French (download)
PRESS KIT – English (download)
Casting
Arsinée Khanjian
Adrien Savigny
Pierandré Boo
Pierre-Antoine Dubey
Directed by
Maxime Rappaz
Written by
Maxime Rappaz
In collaboration with
Florence Seyvos
DOP
Thomas Szczepanski
Sound
Bruce Wuilloud
Editing
Gabriel Gonzalez
Sound Design & Mix
Philippe Ciompi
Color Grading
Raphaël Frauenfelder
Produced by
GoldenEggProduction | Gabriela Bussmann
Production Manager
Yan Decoppet
In coproduction with
ARTE France
RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse
