Sébastien Laudenbach on the making of 'La Jeune fille sans mains'
In an unpublished text for artpress2, animator Sébastien Laudenbach reflects on the creation of his 2016 feature film 'La Jeune fille sans mains'. He describes how the film emerged from a discarded earlier project and was made alone over the course of a year, using only a brush and paper, without a script or storyboard. Laudenbach emphasizes the importance of pleasure and spontaneity, animating to music and privileging gesture over technical polish. He notes that the film's sketchy, unfinished look made the work lighter, and he maintained a pace of 10 to 15 seconds per day. The text is part of an extended feature in artpress2 n°50 on animation cinema, alongside his earlier short 'Journal' (1998) and 'XI-la Force' (2013).
Key facts
- Sébastien Laudenbach wrote an unpublished text for artpress2 about his film 'La Jeune fille sans mains' (2016).
- The film was made in solitude over one year, using brush and paper without a script or storyboard.
- Laudenbach animated 10 to 15 seconds per day, guided by music and a desire to avoid laborious tasks.
- The film originated from an earlier abandoned project based on the same fairy tale.
- Laudenbach's short film 'Journal' (1998) consists of daily drawn annotations over five months.
- His short 'XI-la Force' (2013) initiated the plastic frenzy reused in 'La Jeune fille sans mains'.
- The text appears in artpress2 n°50, a special issue on animation cinema.
- Jean-Jacques Manzanera introduces the text.
Entities
Artists
- Sébastien Laudenbach
- Jean-Jacques Manzanera
Institutions
- artpress2
Sources
- artpress —