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Jours de pluie

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…
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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…

History All subjects
  • script
    Vladimir Leschiov
  • conception
    Vladimir Leschiov
  • direction
    Vladimir Leschiov
  • original music
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • sound design
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • musician
    Denis Chartrand
    Bernard Cormier
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
    Éric Lagacé
  • sound effects creation
    Lise Wedlock
  • animation
    Liga Skirmane
    Vladimir Leschiov
    Kristine Zvirbule
    Lennart Langanki
  • online editing
    Denis Gathelier
  • post-sync effects recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • sound mixer
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • digital imaging specialist
    Pierre Plouffe
  • technical coordinator
    Daniel Lord
  • marketing officer
    Christine Noël
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
  • administrative team
    Diane Ayotte
    Karine Desmeules
    Michèle Labelle
  • executive producer
    René Chénier
  • producer
    Vladimir Leschiov
    Marc Bertrand

Education

Ages 14 to 18
School subjects
Arts Education - Visual Arts Diversity - Identity Media Education - Film Animation

Ideal for classes and projects on storytelling and visual narratives. Describe the tone of this film. What is the filmmaker trying to get across in the different settings? Recreate the story of the protagonist’s life. What is happening in each of his memories? Identify the historical and cultural signifiers in the film. Write the story of a character’s life based on three events over the course of their life. What connects the three events?

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