The Girl Without Hands
2016 | 72 min | Animation
Based on the fairy tale classic by the Brothers Grimm, a farmer is tricked by the devil and accidentally sells his daughter for a bit of gold.
Sébastien Laudenbach
DirectorBorn in 1973, French director and animator Sébastien Laudenbach graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. His feature film debut, *The Girl Without Hands* (2016), received the Jury Prize at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and was nominated for a César Award. A fluid and painterly animation style is characteristic of his work. Together with Chiara Malta, he directed the film *Chicken for Linda!* (2023), which won the Cristal for a Feature Film in Annecy as well as the César Award for Best Animated Film.
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