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The Formation of Clouds

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Childhood is a private, fragile terrain in which the marks of our explorations are inscribed. A delicate, sensitive evocation of burgeoning desire, The Formation of Clouds follows the steps of a young girl in the midst of transformation, clearly delineating that odd moment when one is no longer a child, exactly, but not yet an adult either. Using the simplicity of pen and ink drawings with graceful superimposition effects on glossy paper, Marie-Hélène Turcotte succeeds in capturing all the nuances of this transitional stage, in which the ingenuous wish to remain a child accompanies the yearning for self-discovery. With grace and sensitivity, this first short film becomes a visual poem that plays out at the frontier between reality and imagination. Film without words. .

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Title

The Formation of Clouds

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Digital Link

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Authors

Turcotte, Marie-Hélène
Chénier, René
Bertrand, Marc
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Emotions.
Life cycle, Human.
Adolescent girlsAnimated filmsChildhoodDesireDevelopmentMaturity
Animated films.

Language

No linguistic content

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2013.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (10 min., 11 sec.) : sound.

Series

Awards Note

Opera Prima Award, 2011 Golden Horseman (Animated Film), 2011

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General Note

Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio.

Credit Note

Script, Marie-Hélène Turcotte ; animation, Marie-Hélène Turcotte ; direction, Marie-Hélène Turcotte ; editing, Alain Baril, Richard Comeau ; sound design, Olivier Calvert ; music, Nicolas bernier ; digital imaging specialist, Susan Gourley, Pierre Plouffe ; re-recording, Serge Boivin ; recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; advisor, Paul Driessen, Jacques Marcotte, France Pilon ; executive producer, René Chénier ; producer, Marc Bertrand.

Performer Note

Voice, Charlotte Mondoux, Hélène Mondoux.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2010.

Summary

Childhood is a private, fragile terrain in which the marks of our explorations are inscribed. A delicate, sensitive evocation of burgeoning desire, The Formation of Clouds follows the steps of a young girl in the midst of transformation, clearly delineating that odd moment when one is no longer a child, exactly, but not yet an adult either. Using the simplicity of pen and ink drawings with graceful superimposition effects on glossy paper, Marie-Hélène Turcotte succeeds in capturing all the nuances of this transitional stage, in which the ingenuous wish to remain a child accompanies the yearning for self-discovery. With grace and sensitivity, this first short film becomes a visual poem that plays out at the frontier between reality and imagination. Film without words.  .

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Opera Prima Award, 2011
Golden Horseman (Animated Film), 2011

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).