Gwen, or the Book of Sand (French: Gwen, ou le livre de sable) is a 1985 French animated science fiction film written and directed by Jean-François Laguionie, using gouache.[2] It is alternatively known as Gwen, Gwen and the Book of Sand, Gwen, the Book of Sand and similar variations.
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.
gwen, book, sand, french, gwen, livre, sable, 1985, french, animated, science, fiction, film, written, directed, jean, françois, laguionie, using, gouache, alternatively, known, gwen, gwen, book, sand, gwen, book, sand, similar, variations, directed, byjean, f. Gwen or the Book of Sand French Gwen ou le livre de sable is a 1985 French animated science fiction film written and directed by Jean Francois Laguionie using gouache 2 It is alternatively known as Gwen Gwen and the Book of Sand Gwen the Book of Sand and similar variations Gwen or the Book of SandDirected byJean Francois LaguionieWritten byJean Francois LaguionieJean Pierre GaspariStarringMichel RobinEdited byHelene ArnalMusic byPierre AlrandProductioncompaniesLa FabriqueFilms de da DemoiselleAntenne 2 1 Distributed byGaumontRelease date6 February 1985 1985 02 06 Running time67 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Accolades 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editGwen 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 editMichel Robin as Roseline Lorella Di Cicco as Gwen Armand Babel as first twin Raymond Jourdan as second twin Said Amadis as nomad Bertrand Bautheac as nomad Jacques Bourier as nomadAccolades editThe 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 editCinema of France History of French animation List of animated feature films List of science fiction films of the 1980sReferences edit Gwen ou le livre de sable Film and TV Database British Film Institute Archived from the original on 2009 01 17 Retrieved 2011 06 02 Projection Gwen and the Book of Sand New York in French Retrieved 2011 06 02 External links editGwen or the Book of Sand at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about an animated film of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a French film of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gwen or the Book of Sand amp oldid 1224820749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
