Father and Daughter | |
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Directed by | Michaël Dudok de Wit |
Written by | Michaël Dudok de Wit |
Produced by | Claire Jennings Willem Thijssen |
Music by |
Normand Roger Denis L. Chartrand |
Production companies | CinéTé Filmproductie Cloudrunner Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes 30 seconds |
Countries | Netherlands United Kingdom |
Language | No dialogue |
Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch animated short film written and directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2001. [1]
A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father. At the end of the film, in what appears to be a dream sequence, or perhaps the afterlife, they are reunited. [2]
The film received over 20 awards and 1 nomination [3] and is considered the most successful in the series of works by Dudok de Wit. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows. [4]