The Rain Children
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The Rain Children is a 2003 French and South Korean animated fantasy film
directed by Philippe Leclerc. The plot is loosely inspired by Serge Brussolo
's novel A l'image du dragon.
Peace between Hydross and Pyross seems impossible, but two young people, a Pyross named Skan and a young Hydross, Kallisto, meet one another in improbable circumstances and try desperately to stop the eternal war.
's novel A l'image du dragon, with a slightly lighter tone. The characters, backgrounds and general looks of the film were conceived by French illustrator and comic author Caza
. The original soundtrack was composed by Didier Lockwood
.
The film was presented at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival
in 2003.
Fantasy film
Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap...
directed by Philippe Leclerc. The plot is loosely inspired by Serge Brussolo
Serge Brussolo
Serge Brussolo is a French writer.-Biography:Born in Paris, Brussolo had a tormented childhood. He studied letters and psychology and wrote his first texts very early, finding inspiration in his misery and disturbed family environment...
's novel A l'image du dragon.
Plot
Since the Great Sundering, the world is divided into two parts : the land of fire, a vast desert inhabited by the people of the Pyross, and the land of water, inhabited by the Hydross. The Pyross have red skin, and stocky, muscular features ; water burns their flesh and rain is mortal to them. They use sunstones (shining crystals) as both money and energy source. During the rainy season, they keep locked in their city of stone and cannot get out ; they protect themselves from the rain and from the wild water dragons who wander into Pyross territory during the rainy season. The Hydross, on the other part, have curvy features and blue or turquoise skin, and water is vital to them. In summer, the Hydross turn into stone statues and are thus vulnerable, while the Pyross can get out and venture into Hydross territory to destroy as many Hydross statues as they can before the rainy season starts again. The two people now very little about one another, and they cannot even touch one another, as the contact of Hydross skin burns the Pyross, and vice versa.Peace between Hydross and Pyross seems impossible, but two young people, a Pyross named Skan and a young Hydross, Kallisto, meet one another in improbable circumstances and try desperately to stop the eternal war.
Production
The setting and synopsis of the film were freely adapted from Serge BrussoloSerge Brussolo
Serge Brussolo is a French writer.-Biography:Born in Paris, Brussolo had a tormented childhood. He studied letters and psychology and wrote his first texts very early, finding inspiration in his misery and disturbed family environment...
's novel A l'image du dragon, with a slightly lighter tone. The characters, backgrounds and general looks of the film were conceived by French illustrator and comic author Caza
Caza
Caza, the pseudonym of Philippe Cazaumayou , is a French comics artist.-Biography:At 18, Cazaumayou started a career in advertising which lasted for ten years, but in 1970 he entered the field of bandes dessinées, releasing his first album, Kris Kool...
. The original soundtrack was composed by Didier Lockwood
Didier Lockwood
Didier Lockwood is a French jazz violinist. He played in the progressive rock/jazz fusion band Magma in the 1970s and is known for his use of electric amplification and experimentation on different sounds on the electric violin....
.
The film was presented at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became annual in 1998...
in 2003.