Gwen, or the Book of Sand

Gwen, or the Book of Sand
Directed by	Jean-François Laguionie
Written by	Jean-François Laguionie Jean-Pierre Gaspari
Starring	Michel Robin
Edited by	Hélène Arnal
Music by	Pierre Alrand
Production companies	La Fabrique Films de da Demoiselle Antenne 2
Distributed by	Gaumont
Release date	6 February 1985
Running time	67 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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.

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.

See also

• Cinema of France
• History of French animation
• List of animated feature films
• List of science-fiction films of the 1980s

External links

• Gwen, or the Book of Sand at IMDb