The Man with No Shadow

2004 Canadian film
The Man with No Shadow
FrenchL'Homme sans ombre
Directed byGeorges Schwizgebel
Written byGeorges Schwizgebel
Based onPeter Schlemihl by Adelbert von Chamisso
Produced byMarcel Jean
Georges Schwizgebel
Music byJudith Gruber-Stitzer
Production
companies
Release date
  • May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16) (Cannes)
Running time
9 minutes
CountriesCanada
Switzerland
LanguageFrench

The Man with No Shadow (French: L'Homme sans ombre) is a Canadian-Swiss animated short film, directed by Georges Schwizgebel and released in 2004.[1] Adapted from Adelbert von Chamisso's 1814 novella Peter Schlemihl, the film centres on a man who sells his shadow in exchange for wealth, only to become rejected by society for his difference.[2]

The film premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005.[3]

References

  1. ^ Chris Robinson, "Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Georges Schwizgebel". Cartoon Brew, October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Swapnil Dhruv Bose, "Short of the Week: Georges Schwizgebel’s unique animated film ‘The Man with No Shadow’". Far Out, May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Andrew Mack, "The best in Canadian film. Genie nominees announced". Screen Anarchy, February 9, 2005.

External links

  • The Man with No Shadow at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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