Sainte Barbe

Sainte Barbe

This animated short about men and hair tells the story of little bald Léon and of his grandfather, an old man with a bushy black beard. A thing of legend, the grandfather's beard seems endowed with magic powers. It even turns caterpillars into butterflies! But Léon's grandmother wants to cut off the unkempt beard and regain the distinguished-looking man she married, who wore just a tidy moustache. When the old man's asleep, grandmother prowls, scissors in hand, but Léon's keeping a watchful eye on her. As long as grandpa lives, the beard will stay.

Pedagogical evaluations and study guides are only available to CAMPUS subscribers.

CAMPUS

Features designed specifically for teachers. Learn more

Already subscribed? Sign in

Credits
  • director
    Cédric Louis
    Claude Barras
  • screenwriter
    Cédric Louis
  • producer
    Claude Barras
    Michael Fukushima
    Benoit Dreyer
  • executive producer
    David Verrall
  • associate producer
    Izabela Rieben
  • art director
    Cédric Louis
    Claude Barras
  • director of photography
    David Toutevoix
  • animator
    Françoise Grumeau
    Elie Chapuis
  • operator
    Aurélie Sprenger
    Jérôme Nyfler
  • software engineer
    Stéphane Pierroz
  • assistant
    Régine Boichat
  • set builder
    Ludovic Chemarin
  • props master
    Delphine Daumas
  • painter
    Gilles-Emmanuel Fiaux
    André Crettaz
  • character sculptor
    Claude Barras
  • character builder
    Gregory Boissart
  • costume designer
    Vanessa Riera Frangu
  • character painter
    Cédric Louis
    Claude Barras
  • editing
    David Monti
  • visual effects
    Stéphane Pierroz
    Régine Boichat
    Susan Gourley
    Louis-André Fortin
    Hoang-Quan Pham
  • titles
    Nicolas Robel
  • sound design
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
    Normand Roger
  • original music
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • musician
    Mathieu Lussier
    Martin Carpentier
    Jean Marc Martel
    Éric Lagacé
    Michel Dupire
  • sound mix
    Shelley Craig
  • production manager
    Caroline Velan
  • production assistant
    Jean Blaise Perrin
  • production coordinator
    Julie Laperrière
  • administrator
    Gisèle Guilbault
    Rosalina Di Sario
  • marketing
    Mia Desroches
    Melissa Wheeler
    Claude Barras


Sainte Barbe
Also available
  • johannamay

    very moving, visually lovely

    johannamay, 7 Dec 2011

Embed this code on your site

Sainte Barbe, Cédric Louis & Claude Barras, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

Video player width

by Reset
The NFB is committed to respecting your privacy

We use cookies to ensure that our site works efficiently, as well as for advertising purposes.

If you do not wish to have your information used in this way, you can modify your browser settings before continuing your visit.

Learn more