Harpya
- Studio
- Absolon Films
- Animation studio
- Pen-Film
Synopsis
In this revolutionary shocker melding live action and animated backgrounds, a mustached man in a straw hat unwittingly saves a harpy from being drowned in a fountain. But when the man showers love and attention onto the mythological creature, the harpy hardly reciprocates the gesture.
Characters
Man, Harpy, Assailant
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Raoul Servais
Writing
- Writer
- Raoul Servais
Animation
- Animator
- Raoul Servais
Voices
- Voice
- Will Spoor (Man), Fran Waller Zeper (Harpy), Sjoert Schwibethus (Assailant)
Music
- Music
- Lucien Goethals
- Original Music
- IPEM Gent
Crew
- Cinematography
- Walter Smets
- Makeup Artists
- Carlos Detremmerie, Nicole Krelstein
- Props
- Guy Baele
- Set Photographer
- Daniel Roelant
- Costumers
- Fernand Boudens, Jeanne Sels
- General Assistants
- Bernadette De Puysseleir, Marie-Paule Derijcke, Paul Leeman, Vera Mulder
- Titles
- Veronique Steeno
Companies and other credits
- Sound: Studio l'Équipe
Production notes
Release date is that of screening at the Cannes Film Festival.
Awards
Golden Palm, Best Short Film, Raoul Servais, Cannes Film Festival, 1979