Fiction short films

OPÉRATION DODO (Opération Sleepy)

Albert PIERRU
1962
Version : International version
Duration : 15'
Format : 35 mm. - 16 mm. - Béta SP - Mpeg4
Black & white
Scriptwriter : Albert PIERRU
Producer : ARMOR Films - Fred ORAIN
Country France
With Jean JARRETT, Pierre PODEVIN, Félix VALETTE, Annick ALLIERES
Music Robert CAMBIER & Pierre GIRARD
Picture Jacques DUHAMEL
Stage set Interior hotel room

After an exhausting journey, a man is looking for a quiet hotel where he can get a good night’s sleep. Alas! a number of unusual events and unforeseen apparitions prevent him from finding the rest he has been waiting for. His neighbours are not particularly calm, and the unfortunate man becomes their victim, drawn into a crazy adventure that only ends when the police arrive. It is finally at the Depot that our friend can finally enjoy some well-deserved rest. In a style reminiscent of Mack Sennet, reuniting the comic trio of “La Main Gantée” and “Le Nommé Z”, Albert Pierru tells us a story packed with gags at a pace reminiscent of his cartoons.