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Gwen, or the Book of Sand
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Wikipedia article
'Gwen, or the Book of Sand' is a 1985 French animated science fiction film written and directed by Jean-Franois Laguionie, using gouache. 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 bring him back. They eventually encounter other people living in an isolated city and preserving remains of the old civilisation in strange ways.
Cast
* Michel Robin as Roseline
* Lorella Di Cicco as Gwen
* Armand Babel as first twin
* Raymond Jourdan as second twin
* Sad Amadis as nomad
* Bertrand Bautheac as nomad
* Jacques Bourier as nomad
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
* Cinema of France
* History of French animation
* List of animated feature films
* List of science-fiction films of the 1980s
References
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