Light Years Away

Light Years Away (French: Les Années lumière) is a 1981 film directed by Alain Tanner. It tells the story of a young man who meets an old man who says he was taught by birds how to fly and is building a flying machine. It is based on a novel by Daniel Odier.

For the animation also named Les Années-lumière, see Gandahar (film).
For other uses, see Light Years Away (disambiguation).
Light Years Away
Directed byAlain Tanner
Written byAlain Tanner
Starring
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 20 May 1981 (1981-05-20) (France)
  • 15 April 1983 (1983-04-15) (NYC)
Running time
105 mins
Countries
  • France
  • Switzerland
LanguageEnglish

Although filmed in English and shot in Ireland, it was made by a Swiss director and produced by companies from France and Switzerland. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Cast

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Light Years Away". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-31.


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