| Rowing Across the Atlantic | |
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| Directed by | Jean-François Laguionie |
| Written by | Jean-François Laguionie Jean-Pierre Gaspari |
| Produced by | Jean-François Laguionie |
| Starring | Charlotte Maury Jean-Pierre Sentier |
| Edited by | Claude Reznik |
| Music by | Pierre Alrand |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Rowing Across the Atlantic (French:La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame) is a 1978 French animated short film directed byJean-François Laguionie. The film was scripted by Laguionie and Jean-Paul Gaspari and features the voices of Charlotte Maury and Jean-Pierre Sentier. It premiered at the1978 Cannes Film Festival and was released in French cinemas on 25 October 1978.[1]
It tells the story of a couple who leave turn-of-the-centuryNew York City in a rowing boat and spend their lives together forever in the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
The film won theShort Film Palme d'Or at the1978 Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Prize at the 1978Ottawa International Animation Festival and theCésar Award for Best Animated Short Film at the4th César Awards.[3][4][5]