On the shorts front, the frenchcanadian copro the head vanishes by franck dion edmond was a donkey won the cristal prize. We asked filmmaker franck dion to share how a story passed down by his mother led to his creating the national film board of canadapapy 3darte france project the. I suppose it flopped in 1968 because monkees fans were offended by it, and nonmonkees fans i. Animated short film the head vanishes made by franck. Its to dions credit that the head vanishes doesnt become just another bleak film about the perils of old age ive seen a fair few recently. Scripted by sidney gilliat and frank launder from a novel, the wheel spins 1936, by the bestselling novelist ethel lina white, the film was shot in five weeks during the late autumn of 1938. Franck dions the head vanishes wins cristal award at annecy 2016. Youthful iris margaret lockwood, from england, is reluctantly engaged to be married and is taking a train trip as one last adventure with girlfriends before her life settles down to unbearably boring routine. Here, dion talks about the making of this poetic film that brings us inside the. When it was filmed, the director ridley scott refused to tell the actors exactly what was going to happen. The reputation of the lady vanishes as a fun picture of course holds true today, but much of the success of the film originates in the clever balance of and shift between the comic and the. It stars selina cadell in the role of the disappearing miss froy, tuppence middleton as the young iris carr who discovers the disappearance but is not taken. Franck dions the head vanishes recently won the short film cristal at this years annecy international festival of animated film.
It is based on the novel the wheel spins by ethel lina white 18761944. The head vanishes by franck dion animated short film. The film isnt always clear, but its a stunning achievement in design and technique. The idea for the head vanishes came from an anecdote that my. Introduced in a cavernous office filled with rows of files and desks, a clerk goes through his notes on tadashi oshima, a plastics salesman whos been missing for two years, and spits out a. The head vanishes une tete disparait by franck dion. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. The oscarqualifying palm springs international shortfest. Jun 15, 2017 le film headon 2004 vostfr admin 20170615t22. The film won the berlin film festival and a lot of european film awards, and was praised partly, i imagine, because it provides a portrait however dire of germanys large population of turks and other immigrants who, like undocumented latinos in america, are made to feel unwelcome while at the same time being essential to the functioning of the economy. Jan 26, 2017 multi award winning cgi 3d animated short film.
Seven french films in the running for the oscar for the best animated feature film october 31, 2016 at least 10 french films qualify for the best animated short category of the oscars. During production, one of the working titles for the film was. The head vanishes letterboxd social film discovery. Film buffs cherish this intriguing thriller as a peak of alfred hitchcocks u. A clueless delivery boy accidentally gets mixed up in a conspiracy scandal when he discovers the contents of a mysterious package the severed head of a world renowned scientist. The film was also honored as best student liveaction short over 15 minutes. Franck dion on the journey behind making the head vanishes. Head is a 1968 american satirical musical adventure film written and produced by jack nicholson and bob rafelson, directed by rafelson, starring television rock group the monkees davy jones, peter tork, micky dolenz and michael nesmith, and distributed by columbia pictures during production, one of the working titles for the film was changes, which was later the name of an unrelated album.
Watch head 2011 full movie free online streaming tubi. Travellers on a transeuropean train are delayed for a night due to bad weather in an unnamed country. Palm springs 2017 shortfest winners list hollywood reporter. That doesnt matter too much, because the film could never have had any appeal for monkees fans, and the good things in it still hold up. In a mythical european country an avalanche temporarily strands an international group of travelers at an inn. Court metrage danimation ecrit et realise par franck dion short animation film written and directed by franck dion produit par. Only this year, shes constantly being followed by some woman who claims to be her. Dion began to work on the film in 2014, after deciding to depart from a featurefilm project. One of the ten animated short films to be shortlisted for consideration in the 2018. The lady vanishes dvd, 1998, criterion collection for. Special mention of the jury in the sequence short film festival of toulouse 2016. Feb 07, 2020 the film isnt always clear, but its a stunning achievement in design and technique. The film concerns the young iris henderson margaret lockwood, heading home on a train after.
There is also a scene where quark is granted a promotion to another ship, and does a kirklike stand up for his crew saying he doesnt want the promotion if his crew doesnt come with him. Without a doubt my favorite short films since world of tomorrow, and my favorite of the awards season. When they run out of ammunition, gilbert decides that they need to get the train started, head back to the junction, switch the points, and get across the border. The lady vanishes is a 1938 british mystery thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock, starring margaret lockwood and michael redgrave. They force the engine crew to start the train and head back to the junction. The other cristal prizes were awarded to stick man by jeroen jaspaer. In this poetic short, animator franck dion edmond was a donkey invites us to share the journey of jacqueline, an elderly woman living with degenerative dementia. As for your latest film, the head vanishes, what led you to the. The passengers cram into the small village hotel where socialite iris henderson meets an old governess called miss froy. They expressed their displeasure in this nonsequitur masterpiece. The head vanishes is a pretty touching film that has our lead being an elderly woman obviously suffering from dementia. It won the cristal for a short film at annecy iaff. The head vanishes is his fourth animated short and the second coproduction of the nfb, papy 3d and arte.
T he earthiest of japanese new wave directors, shohei imamura goes fascinatingly meta in a man vanishes, an ambiguous 1967 hybrid of investigative tract and ruminative experiment. Messing with a hitchcock film is a risky move, but, as the makers of a new bbc one production of. F or the man who would become the master of suspense, alfred hitchcocks 1938 film the lady vanishes gets off to a somewhat lumbering start. My husband and son both didnt get what it was about, so maybe it resonates more with women. Feb 10, 2017 jacqueline has lost her mind a bit, but whatever, for her trip to the seaside, she has decided to take the train by herself, like a big girl. Jurys distinction for pierre caillets work on child dream, in deep waters and the head vanishes in the international animation film festival of paris 2016. He would complete only one other british production, jamaica inn, before crossing the atlantic to working for david o.
Best animation award in the new york city shorts festival 2016. Head comes to us, finally, long after the disintegration of the monkees and long after its original release in 1968. It was more of a rock, but they made fun of the force. But its got slightly oldfashioned dialogue and pacing many jokes revolve around fans of the sport of cricket. The lady vanishes exhibits director alfred hitchcock, englands portly master of melodrama, at the top of his form. Best canadian screenplay in the whistler film festival 2016 jurys grand prize at the magical nights of begles 2016 second prize for a short film in the cairo international animation forum 2017 best short film award in the miami international film festival 2017 special jurys prize in the meknes festival 2017. Court metrage danimation ecrit et realise par franck dion short animation film written and directed by franck dion produit par produced by. Jacqueline has lost her mind a bit, but whatever, for her trip to the seaside, she has decided to take the train by herself, like a big girl.
The lady vanishes is one of the greatest train movies from the genres golden era, challenged only in the masters oeuvre by north by northwest for. Cristian jimenez and alicia schersons family life took the knight competition grand. The prospect of dementia is a real fear for many of us, so its no wonder its become such a well explored subject in the world of cinema. Dec 26, 2007 f or the man who would become the master of suspense, alfred hitchcocks 1938 film the lady vanishes gets off to a somewhat lumbering start.
While traveling by train, a young socialite is befriended by a charming yet enigmatic older woman. For the price, i cant see why any scifi fan wouldnt want to own this. Now its up to his hotblooded reporter sister to bail him out. Heres the oscarqualifying palm springs international shortfest 2017 award winners for short filmmakers, winning festival prizes is the holy grail on the road to oscar recognition. It has been nominated for the cesar of the best animation film and won the gemeau for the best animation show in 20. Dec 14, 2016 we asked filmmaker franck dion to share how a story passed down by his mother led to his creating the national film board of canadapapy 3darte france project the head vanishes, a nineminute. Film festival 2016 of lisleadam jurys distinction for pierre caillets work on child dream, in deep waters and the head vanishes in. Written by sidney gilliat and frank launder based on the 1936 novel the wheel spins by ethel lina white, the film is about a beautiful english tourist travelling by train in continental europe who discovers that her elderly travelling companion seems to have disappeared from the train.
Video archive for the film the head vanishes, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. Messing with a hitchcock film is a risky move, but, as the makers of a new bbc one production of the lady vanishes tell olly grant, theres always. The miami international film festival announced the winners of its 34th edition on saturday. Following a firmlyestablished and muchcelebrated filmography that includes the multiaward winning shorts the phantom inventory 2006, monsieur cok 2008 and the annecy special jury prizewinning edmond was a donkey 2012, versailleborn, paris. Of special humor was the two part episode about it. Head is a 1968 american satirical musical adventure film written and produced by jack nicholson and bob rafelson, directed by rafelson, starring television rock group the monkees davy jones, micky dolenz, peter tork and michael nesmith, and distributed by columbia pictures. The monkees mickey dolenz, mike nesmith, davey jones, and peter tork didnt really enjoy being labelled the prefab four. Interview with franck dion the head vanishes skwigly. He and caldicott head to the engine while charters will, at the right moment, jump down and switch the points. Filmed london, england, this film won the 1939 new york film critics circle award. Jacqueline isnt quite in her right mind anymore, but shes determined to take the train to the seaside, as she does every summer. The head vanishes is a pretty touching film that has our lead being an.
In a fictional eastern european country, several british citizens suffer through a long night in a crowded hotel, sharing cramped rooms with maids and tolerating the rousing music of the quaint, multilingual villagers. Animation award in the short film festival 2016 of lisleadam. My life as a courgette, the head vanishes, stick man. The lady vanishes, alfred hitchcocks comedythriller, came at the end of his british period. The lady vanishes is a 20 british television mystery thriller film directed by diarmuid lawrence, and a coproduction of the bbc and masterpiece films. The lady vanishes, hitchcocks first hitchcock film. With tuppence middleton, keeley hawes, julian rhindtutt, sandy mcdade. Coproduced by the national film board of canada, papy3d productions. The film clocks in just under tenminutes and directorwriter franck dion certainly knows how to tell a story in a rather unique way. I saw this film as filler for a screening of the oscarnominated animated shorts, and thought it was by far the most haunting. Une tete disparait is a 2016 canadafrance animated short by franck dion about a woman with dementia who is determined to make her annual train trip to the seaside. The lady vanishes is probably alfred hitchcocks most popular film of the 1930s. However, when the woman disappears, the other passengers deny she ever existed.
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