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Light Years Away

Original title: Les années lumière
  • 19811981
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
513
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Light Years Away (1981)
  • Drama
A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds.A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds.A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
513
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  • Director
    • Alain Tanner
  • Writers
    • Daniel Odier(novel "La voie sauvage")
    • Alain Tanner
  • Stars
    • Trevor Howard
    • Mick Ford
    • Bernice Stegers
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alain Tanner
  • Writers
    • Daniel Odier(novel "La voie sauvage")
    • Alain Tanner
  • Stars
    • Trevor Howard
    • Mick Ford
    • Bernice Stegers
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Light Years Away (1981)
    Trevor Howard and Mick Ford in Light Years Away (1981)
    Mick Ford in Light Years Away (1981)
    Trevor Howard and Mick Ford in Light Years Away (1981)
    Mick Ford in Light Years Away (1981)

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    Trevor Howard
    Trevor Howard
    • Yoshka Poliakeffas Yoshka Poliakeff
    Mick Ford
    Mick Ford
    • Jonasas Jonas
    Bernice Stegers
    Bernice Stegers
    • Bettyas Betty
    Henri Virlojeux
    • Lawyeras Lawyer
    Odile Schmitt
    • Danceras Dancer
    Joe Pilkington
    • Thomasas Thomas
    Louis Samier
    • Truckeras Trucker
    Johnny Murphy
    Johnny Murphy
    • Man in baras Man in bar
    • (as John Murphy)
    Gerard Mannix Flynn
    • Drunken boyas Drunken boy
    • (as Mannix Flynn)
    Don Foley
    • Cafe owneras Cafe owner
    Gerry O'Brien
    Gerry O'Brien
    • Bar owneras Bar owner
    • (as Jerry O'Brien)
    Vincent Smith
    • Copas Cop
    Gabrielle Keenan
    • Girl at village danceas Girl at village dance
    • Director
      • Alain Tanner
    • Writers
      • Daniel Odier(novel "La voie sauvage")
      • Alain Tanner
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      This was Alain Tanner's first feature film in English.

    User reviews7

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    Top review
    9/10
    Tanner's best work
    This film, released at the time under the title Light Years Away, is an intriguing variation on the master-apprentice theme. A restless young man with no ambitions is taken in by a mysterious old man who undertakes to teach him.

    As in all apprenticeships, the young man must overcome a number of tests in order to be admitted to the inner sanctum of the Master's wisdom.

    At this point the prospective viewer might imagine the story is set in a fairytale world full of magic and mystery, but instead he will find himself facing the bleak Irish countryside that serves as a great counterpoint to the mystery in the plot.

    Do not be put off by the relative obscurity of this film, it is a true work of art.
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    • paaskynen
    • Oct 6, 2012

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1981 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Director's official site
      • Swiss Films page
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lichtjahre entfernt
    • Filming locations
      • Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • Les Productions Audiovisuelles
      • Phénix Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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