The Girl Without Hands

"A family, the Devil, a prince, a goddess : a girl without hands faces her destiny."

2016 1h 16m FR

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★7.0TMDB · 83

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Synopsis

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A poor miller gets tricked by the Devil and accidentally sells his daughter for a bit of gold. But Satan can't take her because she's too pure and has wept on her hands. So Satan orders the miller to cut her hands off. It's the beginning of the young girl's journey towards freedom.

“A family, the Devil, a prince, a goddess : a girl without hands faces her destiny.”

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Cast

Anaïs Demoustier
La Fille (voice)
Jérémie Elkaïm
Le Prince (voice)
Philippe Laudenbach
Le Diable (voice)
Olivier Broche
Le Père (voice)
Françoise Lebrun
La Mère (voice)
Sacha Bourdo
Le Jardinier (voice)
Elina Löwensohn
La Déesse (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sébastien Laudenbach
Writers: Sébastien Laudenbach, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sébastien Laudenbach, shot by Sébastien Laudenbach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Olivier Mellano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sébastien Laudenbach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Anaïs Demoustier and Jérémie Elkaïm and Philippe Laudenbach carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A family, the Devil, a prince, a goddess : a girl without hands faces her destiny.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sébastien Laudenbach directs. Sébastien Laudenbach behind the camera. Olivier Mellano scores. Sébastien Laudenbach cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Sébastien Laudenbach, shot by Sébastien Laudenbach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Olivier Mellano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sébastien Laudenbach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anaïs Demoustier and Jérémie Elkaïm and Philippe Laudenbach carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A family, the Devil, a prince, a goddess : a girl without hands faces her destiny.".
9IMDB entry: tt5698496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.