Gwen, or the Book of Sand
6.6 /10 1 Votes
Music director Pierre Alrand Country France | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Animation, Adventure, Fantasy Duration Language French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Jean-Francois Laguionie Release date 6 February 1985 Writer Jean-Paul Gaspari (original scenario), Jean-Francois Laguionie (original scenario), Jean-Francois Laguionie (adaptation) Cast Michel Robin (Roseline (voice)), Lorella Di Cicco (Gwen (voice)), Armand Babel (Twin (voice)), Raymond Jourdan (Twin (voice))Screenplay Jean-Francois Laguionie, Jean-Paul Gaspari Similar movies Related Jean-Francois Laguionie movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gwen, or the Book of Sand (French: ) is a 1985 French animated science fiction film written and directed by Jean-Francois Laguionie, using gouache. It is alternatively known as Gwen, Gwen and the Book of Sand, Gwen, the Book of Sand and similar variations.
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Gwen is a young girl adopted by a nomad tribe in a desert post-apocalyptic world. When Gwen's friend is kidnapped, she and an old woman called Roseline embark on a trip to bring him back.
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, Gwens 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.
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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.
References
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