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World Festival of Animated Film /
18 - 23 June 2002
World Festival of Animated Film / 18 - 23 June 2002
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La jeune fille et les nuages / The Young Girl and the Clouds

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La jeune fille et les nuages / The Young Girl and the Clouds


Georges Schwizgebel

Switzerland, France / 2000 / 5' 0''



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Synopsis


The story of Cinderella is modernised. Cinderella dreams of clouds and ends up fleeing by plane with her Prince Charming. The image is animated simultaneously at various speeds (decor, moving elements, characters) in connection with the sound tape played by Georges Schwizgebel on the piano. It is an intelligent variation on a well-known story with which the viewer can identify.

Georges Schwizgebel


Animation director Georges Schwizgebel has created a remarkably original body of work. His films are marked by masterful technical execution, a playful approach to narrative, spectacular formalism, and the intermingling of visuals and music. His first film, The Flight of Icarus, launched a prolific career, boasting numerous awards at prestigious international festivals like Cannes, Annecy, Animafest Zagreb, Hiroshima, Stuttgart, Ottawa, and Espinho. The Ride to the Abyss (1992) is regularly cited as one of the finest animated films of all time. In 2017, Georges Schwizgebel received the Honorary Cristal in Annecy, followed by the Honorary Award of the Swiss Film Awards in 2018. In 2019, he was awarded the French insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. He is the most awarded author in the history of Animafest, and was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

 

Director

Georges Schwizgebel


Production

Studio GDS/Television Suisse Romande/Arte France


Screenplay

Georges Schwizgebel


Music

Felix Mendelsohn, Pete Ehrnrooth


Editing

Georges Schwizgebel


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