Directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit Release date 2000 (2000) | Written by Michaël Dudok de Wit Running time 8 minutes 30 seconds | |
Produced by Claire Jennings
Willem Thijssen Music by Normand Roger
Denis L. Chartrand | ||
Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch animated short film, made by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2001.
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Plot
A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father. At the end of the film, in what appears to be a dream sequence, or perhaps the afterlife, they are reunited.
Awards
The film received over 20 awards and 1 nomination and is considered the most successful in the series of works by Dudok de Wit. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.
References
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