Project Detail

La Mère Sauvage

Synopsis

La Mère Sauvage is an adaptation of the classic short story by Guy de Maupassant. It is a tale of love and revenge set in an unforgiving, wintry landscape in rural France during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 -1871.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
27 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Emma Wass
Producer
Nick Stubbs
Director of Photography
Tania Hoser
Principal cast
Michele Parent, Anian Zollner
Screen Writers
Emma Wass, based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Royal College of Art, Film & TV Department Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EH Tel: 020 7590 4444 Fax: 020 7590 4556

Sales Company

Jane Balfour Films Burghley House, 35 Fortess Road, London NW5 1AD Tel: 020 7267 5392 Fax: 020 7267 4241 E Mail: janebalfourfilms@compuserve.com

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights

Director: Emerald Fennell

Year: 2026

A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.

Chinaman Chinaman

Director: Rob Chiu

Year: 2026

In 1989, Wong, a first-generation immigrant, and his mixed-race son, Andy, face a challenging evening at their Chinese takeaway. Dealing with impatient customers and mixed-up orders adds to their frustration. Tensions rise when Wong’s eldest son, Kenny, arrives late for work. Their strained father-son relationship unfolds in front of customers. When a group of drunk, racist customers enter the takeaway tensions escalate further.

A woman sleeping The Wake Up

Director: Clara Veci

Year: 2026

In a post-Brexit Europe, deadly viruses are for sale and espionage is back in business. Sick with the terminal virus that killed all her team, an ex-special agent has vivid dreams of the partner whose death she's responsible for.