“Harpya” by Raoul Servais, 1979
DETAILS:
Type: animation, stop motion, colour, about 9 minutes
Genre: surreal
Filmmaker: Raoul Servais
Producer: Absolon Films
Country: Belgium
PLOT:
A man saves a girl from an assailant who is trying to drown her. After that, the life of the man suddenly changes in worse.
INFORMATION:
Raoul Servais (1928-2023) was the director and writer of this story. The film won the Palme d’Or – Best Short Film in 1979.
Harpya is mentioned in the TV show “Animated Century” (on YouTube, minute 58:01).
SOURCES:
IMDb, Harpya
IMDb, Animated Century
Featured image taken from IMDb
