Vladimir Leschiov (2)

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  Rainy Days

  Vladimir Leschiov 2014 8 min

  An elderly Japanese man boards a ferry bound for an unknown island. As he looks out over the water, the falling rain triggers a string of memories, including of a childhood experience in Fukuoka and a brief encounter many years later, aboard a smoke-filled seaside train. The only constant is the rain, a woman and Mount Fuji. When the man arrives on the island, it begins to pour, and a mysterious woman on a motorbike greets him…
  
  Directed by Latvian filmmaker Vladimir Leschiov, Rainy Days looks at three key moments in its protagonist’s life, when events that should have happened never come to pass, yet change the course of his existence. The unique animation technique used to create the film, consisting of black tea and ink on paper and precise, delicate drawn lines, conjures a warm and tranquil atmosphere that mirrors the man’s graceful acceptance of his fate—and his awareness that all we have is what is.
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  Jours de pluie

  Vladimir Leschiov 2014 8 min

  Ce court métrage d'animation raconte l'histoire d'un Japonais au crépuscule de sa vie, qui embarque sur un traversier à destination d’une île inconnue. La pluie qui tombe sur l’eau éveille un souvenir de son enfance à Fukuoka et celui d’une rencontre fugace, bien des années plus tard, à bord d’un train enfumé longeant le littoral. Seules constantes : la pluie, une femme et le mont Fuji. Lorsque l’homme foule l’île, il est accueilli par une mystérieuse motocycliste…