Her fingers of rain stroke my mouth.
| “A man lost his love. He decides to go out and find her in the night of Hong Kong, only to realise that it’s not with her he’s in love, but with the city itself.”
Seeking You is a love letter to Hong Kong written (and directed) by Jean-Julien Pous. The author talks about his inspirations (Mind Game, Satoshi Kon, Wong Kar Wai…) and the production process on this making of page. Warning: RAM hungry page! Head of animation: Larry Bafia. Additional credits: Louis-Étienne Vallée, Keiko Furukawa.Subtitles: Sarah Hill, Casey Kwan, Anne Marie Bordas, Annie Au-Yeung. Calligraphy: Anne-Marie Bordas. Supervisors: Sarah Hill, Michael Monks, Alastair MacLeod, Douglas Smith, Rob Wood, Matthew Thomas. The soundtrack is a Mandarin version of the Habanera (also known as L’amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser) from George Bizet’s Carmen, performed by Ge Lan AKA Grace Chang in the movie Ye Mei Gui Zhi Lian (The Wild, Wild Rose). |
“Un uomo ha perso il suo amore. Decide di uscire a cercarla per le strade di Hong Kong, solo per accorgersi che colei che davvero amava era la città stessa.”
Seeking You è una lettera d’amore ad Hong Kong scritta (e diretta) da Jean-Julien Pous. L’autore parla delle sue ispirazioni (Mind Game, Satoshi Kon, Wong Kar Wai…) e del processo produttivo su questa pagina di making of, molto affamata di RAM!Capo dell’animazione: Larry Bafia. Credit aggiuntivi: Louis-Étienne Vallée, Keiko Furukawa.Sottotitoli: Sarah Hill, Casey Kwan, Anne Marie Bordas, Annie Au-Yeung. Calligrafia: Anne-Marie Bordas. Supervisori: Sarah Hill, Michael Monks, Alastair MacLeod, Douglas Smith, Rob Wood, Matthew Thomas. La colonna sonora è una versione cinese della Habanera (anche nota come L’amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser) dalla Carmen di George Bizet, cantata da Ge Lan alias Grace Chang nel film Ye Mei Gui Zhi Lian (La rosa selvaggia). |
DOWNLOAD: Scarica Seeking You.
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DOWNLOAD: Scarica Seeking You.
[Format: Quicktime - Size: 25 MB - Running Time: 3 min.]
LINK: Visita Seeking You.
LINK: Visita Jean-Julien Pous.
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I fell in love with the filmmaker when I saw this short at the VFS screening, and then I fell in love with the man himself when I met him.
I miss JJ so incredibly much.
Never noted this comment… made me silent for a second
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