| Light Years Away | |
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| Directed by | Alain Tanner |
| Written by | Alain Tanner |
| Starring | Trevor Howard Mick Ford |
| Distributed by | Artificial Eye (UK) New Yorker Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 20 May 1981 (France) 15 April 1983 (NYC) |
| Running time | 105 mins |
| Country | France Switzerland |
| Language | English |
Light Years Away (French: Les Années lumière) is a 1981 film directed by Alain Tanner. It tells the story of a young man who meets an old man who says he was taught by birds how to fly and is building a flying machine. It is based on a novel by Daniel Odier.
Although filmed in English and shot in Ireland, it was made by a Swiss director and produced by companies from France and Switzerland. The film won the Grand Prix Prize at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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| Preceded by Mon oncle d'Amérique |
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, Cannes 1981 |
Succeeded by The Night of the Shooting Stars |
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