Anniversary

Happy Birthday, zorionak zuri, Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, gelukkige verjaardag… It’s our birthday, join us !

Birthday Circle
Philip Lepherd
2011 – 6′ – Color – United Kingdom

A family member raises the sensitive issue of age and independence. Do his relatives need someone to look after them? Or will he just frustrate everyone, including himself by getting involved?

Ich Bin’s Helmut
Nicolas Steiner
2007 – 18’00″ – Color – France

In the Swiss Alps, Helmut celebrates his 60th birthday on the day he is actually turning 57 (his wife miscalculated). As a facade of petit-bourgeois domesticity peels away, old friends drop by to say hello.

Surprise !
Fabrice Maruca
2007 – 18’00″ – Color – France

As an attentive husband, Pierre has prepared a surprise for his wife Brigitte’s birthday. But a series of harmless incidents brings the young next-door neighbor into his bed just as Brigitte walks through the door.

Comptes pour enfants
Gael Naizet
2003 – 16’00″ – Color – France

Pitou is turning 18 and his number’s up. His parents have set the table and are just about to set the scores. They are only too glad to see their boy set out for life’s great journey.

Tous à table
Ursula Meier
2000 – 30’04″ – B&W – Belgium

Some friends meet at a birthday dinner. It’s the end of the meal. The atmosphere is very lively: they sing, they drink, they hug, and tell jokes… and at that moment someone tells a riddle. There is no way that anyone is leaving the table now.