The Song-Catcher

Philippe Vaucher,
2001,
11 min 20 s

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Synopsis

This animated short takes us into the world of a sad old man obsessed by the memory of the woman he once loved. He spends his days chasing and collecting butterflies as life slowly passes him by. The butterfly, whose erratic flight mimics the tragictale of his long-lost love, symbolizes his past happiness. The story, shaped by sudden bursts of memory, flits between past and present, dream and reality, to the music of Gluck.