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Rowing Across the Atlantic

Original title: La traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame
  • 1978
  • 24m
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Rowing Across the Atlantic (1978)
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A short film about a couple who leave their home in New York City and spend the rest of their lives in a boat in the Atlantic Ocean.A short film about a couple who leave their home in New York City and spend the rest of their lives in a boat in the Atlantic Ocean.A short film about a couple who leave their home in New York City and spend the rest of their lives in a boat in the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Director
    • Jean-François Laguionie
  • Writers
    • Jean-François Laguionie
    • Jean-Paul Gaspari
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Maury-Sentier
    • Jean-Pierre Sentier
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    6.6/10
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    • Director
      • Jean-François Laguionie
    • Writers
      • Jean-François Laguionie
      • Jean-Paul Gaspari
    • Stars
      • Charlotte Maury-Sentier
      • Jean-Pierre Sentier
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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      Jean-Pierre Sentier
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          • Jean-François Laguionie
          • Jean-Paul Gaspari
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        A surreal journey through life and love
        Rowing Across the Atlantic tells the story of a couple who leave New York in 1907 and set out across the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat. Their expedition is celebrated and covered widely by the media. To begin with the journey is calm and romantic, with the couple frequently playing music together to pass the time. Later they witness the sinking of the Titanic, and from then on things turn increasingly dark and surreal. Both characters maintain journals of the journey and this shared narration shows their vastly different perspectives on events and their relationship. Ultimately, it is the development of their relationship over their decades at sea that forms the focus of the film.

        The animation is striking, utilising a cut-out technique and drawing artistic inspiration from 1920s modernist movements including cubism and surrealism.

        This is a beautiful animation that tells a complex and moving story. Well worth seeing.
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        • Release date
          • October 25, 1979 (France)
        • Country of origin
          • France
        • Language
          • French
        • Also known as
          • 大西洋横断
        • Production companies
          • Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)
          • Médiane Films
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          24 minutes
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        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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