La Détente (2011)

Directed by

Bertrand Bey, Pierre Ducos

Genre

adventure, animation

Country

France

Runtime

9 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In World War I, a French soldier freezes with fear in the trenches. He retreats into his imagination where toy soldiers fight battles instead of people.

poignantvisually lushdreamlikemelancholicslow-burnintimateimaginativeunsettling

What happens

La Détente is a 2011 short French film directed by Pierre Ducos and Betrand Bey. It has won several prizes, including Best of show award at SIGGRAPH Asia 2011 and Best Animation award at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival. The film tells the story of a French soldier in World War I who becomes paralyzed with fear while in the trenches. He escapes in his head to an imaginary world where toys fight wars instead of humans. Eric Liu, chair of the Computer animation festival at SIGGRAPH Asia 2011, called La Détente a standout of the festival, saying "This animation short brings a unique and visually stunning computer-generated animation to the audience." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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