The Girl Without Hands Is a Surreal Yet Gorgeous Fable
Jonathan Barkan
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Sébastien Laudenbach just recently wowed French audiences and took home the Jury Prize and Best French Film at the Annecy Animaton Festival for his feature-length debut film, The Girl Without Hands. The film is going to open at the IFC Center in New York City on July 21st, where it will be followed by a screening in Los Angeles at Laemmle Music Hall on August 4th.
The Girl Without Hands features the voicework of Anaïs Demoustier (The New Girlfriend) and Jérémie Elkaïm (Declaration of War).
Synopsis:
In hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes from the Devil who, in revenge, deprives her of her hands. So begins her long journey towards the light… but in spite of her resilience and the new protection of a handsome prince’s estate, the Devil devises a plan of his own.
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