Noah's Ark
France1966animated11'Jean-François Laguionie Retrospective
A group of wanderers traverse deserts, mountains and snows with the aim of finding Noah’s Lost Ark. At the same time, somewhere among the snowy peaks, a lone man hears a warning on the radio about an impending flood. He decides to turn his wooden hut into a biblical ark, to which he will invite representatives of each animal species. It begins to rain and he is still missing one last pair, i.e. another human being. A dark animation exposing human behaviour in a crisis situation and showing what a human being is capable of in order to survive.
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- Jean-François Laguionie
Jean-François Laguionie (born 1939 in Besançon) is a French animation filmmaker who blends surrealism and impressionism. A student of Paul Grimault, he abandoned theatre in favor of animated film as an art form. His style is marked by gouache technique, interplay of light, and maritime motifs—seen in works like The Lady and the Cellist, Rowing Across the Atlantic, and Louise by the Shore. He also explores social and political themes while maintaining a poetic, unique style.
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