France
An ordinary room overlooks a vast industrial landscape. In the distance, the ocean is as far as the eye can see. With a nostalgic air, the man without a head dances with lively steps. A bow is tied. A photograph, with a dazzling look from the one he loves. He prepares himself for the romantic rendezvous. Tonight, he will declare his love. For such an occasion, he shall buy a head.
Born in Buenos Aires, Juan Diego Solanas is the son of one of Argentina's most important directors, Fernando E. Solanas. In 1977, he followed his father to France when Argentina descended into dictatorship. There he became an assistant to Felix Monti, his father's cinematographer, before becoming a cinematographer himself for his father's La Nube. After directing several commercials, he made his first short, L'homme sans tête, in 2001, and his first feature length movie, Nordeste, in 2005.
Juan Solanas on IMDB
Principal Production & Direction
Director: Juan Solanas
Producer: Aton Soumache, Onyx Film
Cinematography: Juan Solana
Editing: Olivier Mauffroy
Production design: Fred Lapierre
Costume design: Patricia Oumedjkane
Makeup: Sylvie Coudray
Casting: Sandrine Paquot
Cast
Laurent Bert: A customer at the bar
Patrick Béthune: The florist / a dock worker
Yannick Blivet: The news vendor
Christophe Botti: The handsome head
Stephane Botti: The second head
Ambre Boukebza: The young woman
Damien Carrand: The news vendor
Laurent Casanova: The man on the bike
Evelyne Chartier: The body of the old customer with the young face
Jacques Cusin: The buyer of newspapers
Alain Donadio: A dock worker
Laure Dratler: One of the three young women
Philippe Ferrandini: A dock worker
Danielle Hazan: Customers / One of the three young women (voice)
Alain Hocine: Alain Phelps
Lucien Jean-Baptiste: The third head
Lucie Jeanne: The young face of the customer
Bruno Magne: A dock worker (voice)
Mady Malroux: One of the twins that leaves the store
Monette Malroux: The other of the twins that leaves the store
Karine Pinoteau: One of the three young women (voice)
Maurice Portalier: A dock worker
Alain Prorok: The florist
Karine Rouard: One of the three young women
Andrée Rozenn: One of the three young women
Juan Diego Solanas: A dock worker
Karine Steger: One of the three young women
Salah Teskouk: The head merchant
Julien Vanni: The sailor in the bar
Yorkshire: Yorkshire
Producers & Production Management
Annie Dautane, Juan Solanas: co-producers
Aton Soumach: producer
Alexis Vonarb: associate producer
Ruben Berissi: production manager
Julien Berlan: production manager
Joseph Ferreira: unit production manager
Christophe Fustini: assistant unit manager
Bruno Scati: unit production manager
Nicolas Amiache: first assistant director
Ivan Apostolo: second assistant director
Julien Lafront: second assistant director
Thomas Norymberg: second assistant directo
Music & Sound
Vincent Artaud: Original music
Vincent Artaud: musician: piano
Vincent Artaud: singing voice: woman in the shop
Diego Imbert: musician: violoncello
Emmanuel Vaillant: music re-recordist
Selma Angels: sound development
Frederic Bobillier: sound (as Frédérik Bobilier)
Christophe Bourreau: foley artist
Frédéric Cortial: voice sound engineer
Reynold Garcia: sound development
Antonin Gouzer: boom operator
François Groult: sound mixer
Benjamin Laurent: sound
Franck Marchal: sound designer
Gildas Mercier: foley engineer
Franck Rubio: sound
Juan Diego Solanas: sound development (as Juan Solanas)
Juan Diego Solanas: sound editor (as Juan Solanas)
Matthieu Tartamella: sound
Stéphane Venet: sound
Art Department & Visual Effects
Gaëlle Bossis: digital artist
John Breslin: digital artist
Myriam Catrin: digital artist
Emmanuel Chapon: 3D artist
Caroline Deloffre: visual effects coordinator
François Dumoulin: digital compositor
François Dumoulin: visual effects supervisor
Luc Froehlicher: 3D supervisor
Benjamin Massoubre: assistant digital compositor
Pierre Pilard: 3D supervisor
Michel Roy: technical supervisor
Eric Boucasse: carpenter
Olivier Carton: carpenter
Paco Cuevas: assistant set designer
Emmanuel Gorin: visual supervisor
Jean-Michel Guérin: key carpenter
Laurent Hautbois: construction manager
Denis Misura: carpenter
Grégory Nowak: trainee art director (as Greg Nowak)
Santiago Prieto: set painter
Camera & Electrical
Emmanuel Assenat: grip
Christophe Bassoulet: electrician
Antoine Bonfils: electrician
Rudy Bouchoucha: gaffer
Céline Bozon: video operator
Marc Buriot: electrician
Jérôme Fabre: electrician
Arnaud Gabriel: second assistant camera
Patrick Gentils: key grip
Arnaud Gross: grip
Eric Lesage: key grip
Claire Mathon: video operator
Steeven Petitteville: assistant camera
Virginie Pichot: first assistant camera
Michel Rodas: steadicam operator
Patrick Rotily: gaffer
Benjamin Vibert: electrician (as Benjamin Vibert-Vallée)
Other Crew
Delphine Ankoudovitch: production coordinator
Delphine Ankoudovitch: secretary to executive producers
Vincent Artaud: programmer: Giga sampler
Patrick Béthune: stage manager
Alexandre de La Patellière: development supervisor: Onyx
Mathieu Delaporte: development supervisor: Onyx
Thierry Fontaine: production accountant
Aurélie Kazian: production assistant
Yano Latrides: choreographer
Bruno Magne: stage manager
Anaïs Marillier: script supervisor
Cédric Pilot: development coordinator: Onyx
Aton Soumache: exporter
Christian Volckman: poster designer
Alexis Vonarb: exporter
Film: The Man Without a Head, directed by Juan Solanas
A brief selection from an award winning short film: The man without a head will meet his true love tonight. For this occasion, he shall buy a head.