Le Mans 1955 (film)
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| Directed by | Quentin Baillieux |
| Written by | Julien Lilti |
| Produced by | Nicolas de Rosanbo & Carole Lambert |
| Edited by | Benjamin Massoubre & Vincent Tricon |
| Music by | Ali Elvis Helnwein |
| Distributed by | Studia Wasia |
Release date |
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Running time | 15mn |
| Country | France |
| Languages | English, French |
Le Mans 1955 is a CG animated short film directed by Quentin Baillieux and produced by Nicolas de Rosanbo & Carole Lambert[1] inspired by the 1955 Le Mans car crash disaster. The short has been presented in a number of festivals including in the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2019,[2][3][4] and won awards such as the St. Louis International Film Festival for Best Animated Short Film[5] award, qualifying it for the Oscars.
Plot
24 Hours of Le Mans, 1955. 300,000 spectators are in attendance. Mercedes-Benz's Silver Arrows are the favorites to win, with one of their cars being driven by Pierre Levegh and John Fitch. For their team manager Alfred Neubauer, it is his final race before retirement.
The Le Mans start sees early trouble for the Mercedes team when their other car, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, stalls at the start. As Fitch watches on, Levegh tries to catch the leading Jaguar of Mike Hawthorn as the race continues. It is 6:00 p.m. when Levegh's car crashes into a safety barrier and explodes, sending flaming debris, including the engine block, into the crowd, causing the death of eighty-four people and himself.
When he observes the carnage, Fitch urges Neubauer to withdraw Moss's car from the race, but is rebuked. As the race resumes to daytime, Neubauer finally makes the decision to pull Mercedes-Benz out of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Cast
- Nathan Willcocks - John Fitch
- Joe Sheridan (actor) - Alfred Neubauer
- Nicholas Mead - Pierre Levegh
Awards
Since its launch, the film has received numerous awards, and selected in more than 75 festivals around the world.[6]
| Year | Presenter/Festival | Award/Category | Status |
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| 2018 | Off Courts - Trouville (France) | "Best animated short film" | Nominated |
| Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland) | "Best animated short film" | Nominated | |
| St. Louis International Film Festival (USA) | "Best Animated Short Film" | Won | |
| 2019 | French Animation Film Festival, Rennes (France) | "Grand Prix for a Professional Short Film]" | Won |
| Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma (France) | César Award for Best Short Film | Shortlisted[7] | |
| Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France) | "Best Animated Short Film 2019" | Nominated | |
| Animamundi Film Festival (Brazil) | "Best Animated Short Film" | Nominated | |
| Animayo, Las Palmas, Canary Islands (Spain) | "Best Art Direction" | Won | |
| Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Tokyo (China, Japan) | "Best CG" | Nominated | |
| HollyShorts Film Festival - Los Angeles (USA) | "Best Animated Short Film" | Nominated |
References
- ^ Kroustallis, Vassilis (13 September 2018). "Sneak Preview - Le Mans 1955". Zippy Frames.
- ^ "Clermont-Ferrand : La tragédie du Mans en 1955 en court-métrage d'animation". France Info. 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Le Mans 1955 - Festival d'Annecy". Annecy Festival.
- ^ Dreyfus, Stéphane (13 April 2019). "Annecy Festival 2019 : 9 promising short film in selection". La Croix (in French).
- ^ "27th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival Awards Presented Nov. 11, 2018". 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Le Mans 1955 Career - Studio Wasia". Studio Wasia.
- ^ "FOCUS SUR LES COURTS MÉTRAGES SÉLECTIONNÉS POUR LES CÉSAR 2019".
External links
- The Short Film Le Mans 1955 on Vimeo
- Le Mans 1955 official website
- Le Mans 1955 page on Facebook
- Le Mans 1955 at IMDb
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