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Rowing Across the Atlantic
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Wikipedia article
'Rowing Across the Atlantic' is a 1978 French animated short film directed by Jean-Franois Laguionie. The film was scripted by Laguionie and Jean-Paul Gaspari and features the voices of Charlotte Maury and Jean-Pierre Sentier. It premiered at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival and was released in French cinemas on 25 October 1978.
Summary
It tells the story of a couple who leave turn-of-the-century New York City in a rowing boat and spend their lives together forever in the Atlantic Ocean.[https://mubi.com/films/rowing-across-the-atlantic MUBI]
Accolades
The film won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Prize at the 1978 Ottawa International Animation Festival and the Csar Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 4th Csar Awards.[https://vimeo.com/53013655 LA TRAVERSE DE LATLANTIQUE LA RAME de Jean-Franois Laguionie, Csar 1979 Meilleur Court-Mtrage dAnimation on Vimeo]
See also
*French animation
*Titanic-seen in the film
References
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