La Jeune fille sans mains / The Girl Without Hands
Sébastien Laudenbach
France / 2016 / 76' 0''Projections
Synopsis
In hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes, but is deprived of her hands. Walking away from her family, she encounters the goddess of water, a gentle gardener and a prince in his castle. A long journey towards the light...
Sébastien Laudenbach competed in the most prestigious festivals with his films: Journal (1998, Youth Award in Clermont-Ferrand), Des Calins dans les cuisines (2004, pre-selection Césars 2005), Regarder Oana (2009, Selections Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand), Vasco (2010, Critics’ Week Cannes 2010, pre-selection Césars 2012) and Daphné ou La Belle Plante co-directed with Sylvain Derosne (2015 Prix Emile Reynaud). The Girl Without Hands is his first feature film, adapted from the short story by the Brothers Grimm.
Director
Sébastien Laudenbach
Production
Les Films Sauvages
Screenplay
Sébastien Laudenbach
Storyboard
Sébastien Laudenbach
Compositing
Sébastien Laudenbach, Clorinde Baldassari, Julie Lespingal, Héloïse Ferlay
Sound
Romain Anklewicz, Xavier Marsais, Julien Ngo-Trong
Music
Nicolas Sacco, Olivier Mellano
Editing
Santi Minasi
Animation
Sébastien Laudenbach
categories
GRAND COMPETITION FEATURE FILM