Fierrot le pou
Fierrot le pou is a 1990 French 8-minute short film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, his debut film. He also plays the lead role in the film as the basketball player.
Synopsis
An adolescent loner meets an attractive young woman in a gymnasium and tries to impress her with his skill as a basketball player. Unfortunately, his skill is virtually non-existent and his futile attempts to net the ball only embarrasses him further. Still, he is determined to succeed by imagining he is a black basketball player.
Cast
Mathieu Kassovitz as the sloppy male basketball player
Solange Labonne as Solange, the female basketball player
Alain Bienna Labinski as the black basketball player
Technical contributions
Image : Georges Diane
Sound : Vincent Tulli
Montage : Chantal Rémy
About the film
For his first film, Mathieu Kassovitz did not have a lot of means. He was inspired by the film model of Luc Besson in his debut film Le Dernier Combat where the story line requires neither lighting nor dialog.