A COMMON THREAD
synopsis
Claire, 17 year-old, steals cauliflowers from her parents in order to buy some textiles to embroider. She finds shelter and work at Mrs Melikian, a fashion embroiderer. Five-months pregnant, se decides to keep the baby and hides it from her parents under several pullovers. Day after day, her pregnancy is beginning to make her stomach swell. Stitch after stitch, the art of embroidery passes between the two women and they slowly create a master to apprentice, a mother to daughter relationship.
| international title: | A COMMON THREAD |
| original title: | BRODEUSES |
| country: | France, Belgium |
| year: | 2004 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Eléonore Faucher |
| film run: | 89' |
| release date: | BE 09/10/2004, FR 13/11/04, SE 29/10/2004, NL 17/02/2005, PO 06/05/2005, DE 19/05/2005, UK 20/05/05, IT 27/05/2005, AT 16/09/2005, ES 13/01/2006 |
| screenplay: | Eléonore Faucher, Gaëlle Macé |
| cast: | Ariane Ascaride, Jacky Berroyer, Lola Neymark, Thomas Laroppe, Marie Félix |
| cinematography by: | Pierre Cottereau |
| film editing: | Joële Van Effenterre |
| art director: | Philippe van Herwijnen |
| costumes designer: | Pascaline Suty |
| producer: | Alain Benguigui, Bertrand Van Effenterre |
| production: | Sombrero Productions, Mallia Films |
| distributor: | Pyramide Distribution, BIM Distribuzione (IT), Paradiso (BE/NL), Delphi (DE), Soda Pictures (UK), Aquelarre (ES) |
