Rowing Across the Atlantic explained

Director:	Jean-François Laguionie
Producer:	Jean-François Laguionie
Starring:	Charlotte Maury Jean-Pierre Sentier
Music:	Pierre Alrand
Editing:	Claude Reznik
Runtime:	21 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

Rowing Across the Atlantic is a 1978 French animated short film directed by Jean-François Laguionie. The film was scripted by Laguionie and Jean-Paul Gaspari and features the voices of Charlotte Maury and Jean-Pierre Sentier. It premiered at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival and was released in French cinemas on 25 October 1978.^[1]

Summary

It tells the story of a couple who leave turn-of-the-century New York City in a rowing boat and spend their lives together forever in the Atlantic Ocean.^[2]

Accolades

The film won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Prize at the 1978 Ottawa International Animation Festival and the César Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 4th César Awards.^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• French animation
• Titanic-seen in the film

External links

• Commentary from the filmmaker on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame. French. Cinémathèque Française. 2016-11-02.
2. https://mubi.com/films/rowing-across-the-atlantic MUBI
3. Web site: Récompenses et nominations pour le court-métrage La Traversee de l'Atlantique a la rame. French. AlloCiné. 2016-11-02.
4. Web site: La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame (Rowing across the Atlantic). Ottawa International Animation Festival. 2016-11-02.
5. https://vimeo.com/53013655 LA TRAVERSÉE DE L’ATLANTIQUE À LA RAME de Jean-François Laguionie, César 1979 Meilleur Court-Métrage d’Animation on Vimeo