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Père et fille

Original title: Father and Daughter
  • 2000
  • 8m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
7.3K
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Père et fille (2000)
AnimationDramaShort

A father says goodbye to his young daughter. Time passes and the daughter moves through life age by age, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.A father says goodbye to his young daughter. Time passes and the daughter moves through life age by age, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.A father says goodbye to his young daughter. Time passes and the daughter moves through life age by age, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.

  • Director
    • Michael Dudok de Wit
  • Writer
    • Michael Dudok de Wit
  • Star
    • James Laufer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    7.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Dudok de Wit
    • Writer
      • Michael Dudok de Wit
    • Star
      • James Laufer
    • 258User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 22 wins & 2 nominations total

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    10AdamHawkes

    One of the best films

    The film is a story about a father and his daughter, mainly about the daughter. When she is a child, I don't know why, she is left by her father. And leaving her, he goes far by rowboat. Later, she always comes to the river where he left and looks for him, but she can't find him. Finally, she becomes an old woman, and then...

    I like this film for two reasons. The first reason is its background music. It is like a waltz. I like a waltz, so I like the music too. In addition to this, the music of each part of this film matches the mood of and represents her emotions.

    The second reason is its imagery. The image is mostly a shadow picture. It makes me a little sad, but it is very artistic.

    I am not surprised that this film won the 2000 Academy Award for Animated Short Film. Its music and imagery are perfectly sophisticated. It's beautiful and artistic. And its story, the father and his daughter's love for each other, is very moving. I like this film so much that I watched it many times. I'd like you to watch this film with someone who you love.
    Garth-8

    Incredibly moving

    This short film apparently took 8 years to make and it shows.

    I saw it as part of an arts degree programme at NEWI, Wrexham where it was used to demonstrate to the Level 1 audience what empathy (the subject of the next essay) could be.

    The artwork shows what can be achieved with the utmost economy of line, no massive Disney or Pixar art work here. It is truly incredible the depth of emotion that such an apparently very simple, short film can bring out. It certainly made the 'empathy' point, I defy anybody with any kind of normal human feelings not to be moved by this film.

    I heartily recommend this film if you can get to see it.
    10llltdesq

    An extraordinary piece of film that deserves to be in print and widely seen.

    In my view, this piece is the equal to The Man Who Planted Trees (which is high praise indeed) and it should be in print and widely available. Sadly, all too many short animated pieces are not in print (or even seen, these days) and this reality will not be altered any time soon, I'm afraid. End of sermon.

    Father and Daughter is simply breathtaking. The whole package-music, backgrounds, animation, story-everything is excellent, with nary a misstep. Basic themes repeat throughout and the attention to detail is extraordinary! Particularly watch toward the end, the shadows and the interaction of movement. That this won the Academy Award and deserved to is an understatement. There were three exceptional nominees, all of which is a testament to the committee overseeing the shorts nomination process. So far as I'm aware, only one (Rejected) is in print. I saw Father and Daughter on The Sundance Channel, as part of Shorts Program 103. Most highly recommended.
    gratayl

    Moved to tears in 8 minutes

    I was lucky enough to see this at an animation masterclass in Glasgow in 2001. Thankfully the lights were dimmed when they showed this so we could all cry in the dark.

    A masterpiece that does not waste a single frame. Stylish and straight to the emotional nerve.

    The feeling of longing in this short is almost suffocating. Longing is such a strong emotion that is not expressed often enough in cinema. If anyone in film can get half as close to true longing as "Father and Daughter" they will touch the audience for life.

    People MUST see this. Someone out there - What about a compilation video of "10 Years of Animated Shorts Oscar Winners" Please?
    rrrray_rec

    a wish of daughter

    There is a man who had a young daughter. He went, leaving her. She believed that he would certainly come back, so she continued to go to the place parted from him.

    I was sad and painful. Because daughter went to place parted from her father, but her wish wasn't fulfilled. She grew up and the lake disappeared. This part and film's music made me sad. Perhaps, without music I couldn't feel painfulness.

    I have two mysterious points. First, why do they use bicycle? They used bell of bicycle instead of saying words. Whether it rained or the wind blew, she used bicycle. I think that it is necessary to use bicycle. Second, why do writer not draw people's face? If the writer drew people's face, I would understand this film better.

    I think so, this film is wonderful. Because this film impressed me without dialogue and people's expression. Last scene made my heart tight. I became that it is likely to tear.

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    • Trivia
      Selected into the Canon of Dutch Cinema in 2007, which is comprised of "sixteen important and defining movies that show the versatility of Dutch movie history".
    • Crazy credits
      A bicycle wheel is seen turning round and round at the end of the closing credits.
    • Soundtracks
      The Danube Waves
      Theme by Iosif Ivanovici (as Iosif Ivanivici)

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    • Release date
      • January 2001 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • United Kingdom
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Acme Filmworks
      • Dudok de Wit Animation
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Father and Daughter
    • Production companies
      • CinéTé Filmproductie BV
      • Cloudrunner Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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