Romance
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada, Radio Télévision Suisse, Studio GDS
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
Two strangers, a man and a woman, sit beside each other on an airplane. After takeoff, the plane goes through some turbulence -- and, influenced by the unknown, the man's spirit plunges into a different world. Here, his desires take control, and the result is a grand romantic saga.
In this animated film, director Georges Schwizgebel masterfully sweeps us into another world through music and movement, breaking down the boundaries between desire and reality.
Set to the music of the second movement of Rachmaninoff's Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19, the film transorts us into the traveler's labyrinthine thoughts. Animated with pencil, pastels and acrylics, and underpinned by the musical dialogue between piano and cello, Romance is a dazzling visual transcription of this Rachmaninoff scherzo.
In this animated film, director Georges Schwizgebel masterfully sweeps us into another world through music and movement, breaking down the boundaries between desire and reality.
Set to the music of the second movement of Rachmaninoff's Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19, the film transorts us into the traveler's labyrinthine thoughts. Animated with pencil, pastels and acrylics, and underpinned by the musical dialogue between piano and cello, Romance is a dazzling visual transcription of this Rachmaninoff scherzo.
Characters
Man, Woman
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Georges Schwizgebel
Producing
- Producer
- Marc Bertrand, René Chénier, Georges Schwizgebel
- Line Producer
- Francine Langdeau
Music
- Music
- Tina Schwizgebel-Wang (Cello)
- Music Recording
- Yvan Bing
- Sound Design
- Olivier Calvert
Sound
- Foley
- Lise Wedlock
- Re-Recording
- Jean Paul Vialard
Music Department
- Piano
- Louis Schwizgebel-Wang
Production Management
- Technical Coordinator
- Julie Laperrière
Crew
- Administration
- Diane Regimbald
Production notes
Release date is that of screening at the China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival.
Awards
Genie Award, Best Animated Short, 2012.
Jury Special Prize in Short Film Category of Golden Dinosaur Award, China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival, Changzhou, China, 2011.
Best Short Film - with a cash prize of $4,000 BRL, Animage- International Animation Festival of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, 2011.
Jury's Special Mention, World Festival of Animated Films, Zagreb, 2012
Jury Special Prize in Short Film Category of Golden Dinosaur Award, China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival, Changzhou, China, 2011.
Best Short Film - with a cash prize of $4,000 BRL, Animage- International Animation Festival of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, 2011.
Jury's Special Mention, World Festival of Animated Films, Zagreb, 2012
