The synopsis of the film
A writer is driving a 2 CV heading for to Les Charmettes hotel in Saint-Malo in search of inspiration. One discovers a venue where 3 universes intertwine: reality, dream and the writer’s imagination. The characters with animal heads and the writer are the threads which connect these parallel worlds. A waiter with a dog’s head, named Majordog, looks after the guests as if this were normal, ladies walking in the sea on carrying beach bags, a female dancer, a young girl who plays with her whirligig, a carriage drawn by a Percheron horse at the water’s edge, the bridegroom who runs after his bride, a champagne bottle in his hand and a full-on kiss which goes on and on under obviously artificial rain. This hotel offers an open theatrical scene where stories sculpted by the dream- like characters are intertwined, whilst each one remains individual. Were these characters invented or real, were these scenes fictional or were they part of the day-to-day life of the hotel?
The target group?
This film is aimed at people who live in Saint-Malo, at regular customers of the hotel, at tourists who are not just looking for a hotel/restaurant but are in search of a different universe. It is aimed at anyone who feels ready to welcome magic and poetry into our own universe.
The aim of the film?
The hotel/restaurant Les Charmettes is a venue which offers excellent living and cultural offerings (happenings, concerts, exhibitions, art courses, introduction of creative artists). Its relationship with the art group Alice de Nantes came about naturally to create the film La magie dépend de vous (The magic relies on you) – the hotel’s motto – the main objective of which is to illustrate the poetic universe of the venue. This collective creation co-developed with the art group Alice de Nantes Denis Rochard , the music group Küdeta and the manager of the Charmettes, Fabrice Chauvel, features the hotel’s employees, its partners and loyal customers, in a joint scene setting: poetry and daydreaming.
4 international trophies for the film « The magic relies on you »:
The film « la magie dépend de vous « , The magic relies on you won the first price for the touristic and cultural international film in France at salon voyage en multimédia , the second price le trophée ours d’ argent at the Golden City Gate Festival à l’ ITB Berlin Germany the first price at salon Terres Catalunya – Barcelona Spain INTERNATIONAL ECO & TERRES FILM FESTIVAL, The second price festival Vidéoshare in la Baule France, The Video exhibition in Cannes Corporate 2018
We are proud of the success and to have created this movie with our family, friends and the staff. You can find below the photographies extracted from the movie and an exhibition of the photos takes place in june at the restaurant photos Denis Rochard
