Anilogue 2016 - The Girl Without Hands

Director: Sébastien Laudenbach

Awarded in Annecy with a special prize, Sébastien Laudenbach's new feature is about a daughter of a poor miller who unintentionally sells her to the devil in an attempt to avoid starvation of the whole family. She is followed by the evil of her new master throughout her lifetime. This adaptation of a tale by the Grimm brothers is magical and sensitive, at times brutal. It is special for its minimalist, poetic visual style, rendered of bare lines, whereas even the colours are symbolic.

Anilogue 2016 Programme