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Grandpa Walrus

2018 0h 15m FR
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★7.1TMDB · 29
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Synopsis
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On the windy and cloudy beach, Granny is praying, Mum is shouting, the sisters don’t care, Lucas is alone. Grandpa was a weird guy, now he's dead.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Lucrèce Andreae
Writers
Lucrèce Andreae
Languages
French
Countries
France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Flavien van Haezevelde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Lucas Garance and Emilie Blon-Metzinger and Chann Aglat carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7057890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lucrèce Andreae directs. Flavien van Haezevelde scores. Guillaume Lauras cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 8 years ago.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Original score by Flavien van Haezevelde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Editor Guillaume Lauras shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Lucas Garance and Emilie Blon-Metzinger and Chann Aglat carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt7057890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score
Flavien van Haezevelde
Editing
Guillaume Lauras
Runtime
15 min · 0h 15m
Status
Released
Original language
FR

Awards

  • César Award for Best Animated Short Film

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Also by

Lucrèce Andreae

Production companies

Who made it

  • Caïmans Productions

    Caïmans Productions

    FR

Key crew

  • EditorGuillaume Lauras
  • EditorCatherine Aladenise

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • beach
  • bereavement
  • family
  • death
  • woman director
  • short film

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2017-05-27· Cannes Film Festival
  • Theatrical2018-10-31· Part of: « Ta mère en short(s) »

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