Light Years Away (1981)

Original title

Les Années lumière

Directed by

Alain Tanner

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

0

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man meets an old man who claims to have learned flight from birds. The old man is building a flying machine, and the young man becomes involved in his mysterious project.

meditativeenigmaticslow-burnwhimsicalcontemplativesurrealgentleintrospective

What happens

Light Years Away (French: Les Années lumière) is a 1981 film directed by Alain Tanner. It tells the story of a young man who meets an old man who says he was taught by birds how to fly and is building a flying machine. It is based on a novel by Daniel Odier. Although filmed in English and shot in Ireland, it was made by a Swiss director and produced by companies from France and Switzerland. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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