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Romance

2011 7 min
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While on an airplane, a traveller's spirit plunges into a dream world. Here, under the influence of the unknown, the logic of his desires prevails, and a romantic saga takes shape. This animated film by Georges Schwizgebel masterfully transports us into a swirling world. Set to the twists and turns of a Rachmaninoff scherzo, Romance exuberantly marries music and movement, erasing the boundary between dreams and reality.

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While on an airplane, a traveller's spirit plunges into a dream world. Here, under the influence of the unknown, the logic of his desires prevails, and a romantic saga takes shape. This animated film by Georges Schwizgebel masterfully transports us into a swirling world. Set to the twists and turns of a Rachmaninoff scherzo, Romance exuberantly marries music and movement, erasing the boundary between dreams and reality.

Music Psychology and Psychiatry All subjects
  • cello
    Tina Schwizgebel-Wang
  • piano
    Louis Schwizgebel-Wang
  • music recording
    Yvan Bing
  • sound design
    Olivier Calvert
  • direction
    Georges Schwizgebel
  • technical coordinator
    Julie Laperrière
  • administration
    Diane Régimbald
  • line production
    Francine Langdeau
  • production
    Marc Bertrand
    René Chénier
    Georges Schwizgebel
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard

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Ages 10 to 13
School subjects
Arts Education - Music Arts Education - Visual Arts Family Studies/Home Economics - Relationships
This animated film without words shows two different perspectives on the same event. Stop the film halfway through and discuss it with the students to ensure their comprehension of the story. Is it a dream or reality? Ask students to write the story from the point of view of the young woman, and then to compare it to the filmmaker's version of events.
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