French Animation: The Mirror Effect – The Invisible Child

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  2. Description
  3. Fact Sheet

Ironically, given its title, André Lindon’s 1983 feature The Invisible Child hasn’t been widely seen.

As its title suggests, André Lindon’s main character in his feature The Invisible Child decides to become invisible after falling in love with a sort of mermaid he encounters during a summer holiday by the sea.

The filmmaker spent years hand-crafting this remarkable film and the Annecy Festival is grateful to the CNC for its help in the recent digitization so that it can be presented here.

It’s a unique piece of work that lit up the French animation scene like a shooting star and was awarded the Kodak Award for a French Feature at Annecy 1985.

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The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: L'Enfant invisible

    Directed by: André LINDON

    Country: France

    Year of production: 1984

    Running time: 01 h 03 min

  • Technique

    Category: Feature film

    Techniques used: drawing on cels

    Version: Sans dialogue ni commentaire

    Process: Colour

    Target public: All audiences

  • Credits

    Directed by: André LINDON

    Production: ÉDITIONS DE MINUIT

    Distribution: ÉDITIONS DE MINUIT

    Script: André Lindon

    Animation: André Lindon

    Music: Ronan Girre, Jean-Jacques Ruhlmann