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1985 French animated science fiction film
Gwen, or the Book of Sand
Directed byJean-François Laguionie
Written byJean-François Laguionie
Jean-Pierre Gaspari
StarringMichel Robin
Edited byHélène Arnal
Music byPierre Alrand
Production
companies		La Fabrique
Films de da Demoiselle
Antenne 2
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 6 February 1985 (1985-02-06)
Running time67 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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. It is alternatively known as Gwen, Gwen and the Book of Sand, Gwen, the Book of Sand and similar variations. A Ultra HD Blu-ray will be released by Deaf Crocodile in 2025.

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
  • Saïd 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.

Release

The film will be released in the United States as an Ultra HD Blu-ray by Deaf Crocodile in 2025. This will mark the film's first official American release.

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Projection 'Gwen and the Book of Sand'". New York in French. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


External links

Films directed by Jean-François Laguionie


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