Gwen, or the Book of Sand

Gwen, or the Book of Sand
Directed by Jean-François Laguionie
Written by Jean-François Laguionie
Jean-Pierre Gaspari
Music by Pierre Alrand
Edited by Hélène Arnal
Production
company
La Fabrique
Films de da Demoiselle
Antenne 2[1]
Distributed by Gaumont
Release dates
 6 February 1985
Running time
 67 minutes
Country France
Language French

Gwen, or the Book of Sand (French: Gwen, ou le livre de sable) is a 1985 French animated science fiction film written and directed by Jean-François Laguionie, using gouache.[2] It is alternatively known as Gwen, Gwen and the Book of Sand, Gwen, the Book of Sand and similar variations.

Plot

Gwen is a young girl adopted by a nomad tribe in a desert post-apocalyptic world. In the desert, where only few animals, like ostriches or scorpions, can survive, a mysterious entity regularly drops gigantic replicas of everyday life objects from our world, such as bags, telephones, clocks and armchairs. When a young boy, Gwen's friend, is kidnapped by said entity, Gwen and an old woman called Roseline start on a trip to find him back. They eventually encounter other people living in an isolated city and preserving remains of the old civilisation in strange ways.

Cast

Accolades

The film won the Grand Prix de la critique at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and the feature-length film award in the Los Angeles festival.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gwen, ou le livre de sable". Film and TV Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Projection 'Gwen and the Book of Sand'". New York in French. Retrieved 2011-06-02.

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