Light Years Away

Light Years Away

Infobox Film
name = Light Years Away


image_size =
caption =
director = Alain Tanner
producer =
writer = Alain Tanner
narrator =
starring = Trevor Howard
Mick Ford
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Artificial Eye (UK)
New Yorker Films (USA)
released = 20 May, 1981 (France)
15 April, 1983 (NYC)
runtime = 105 mins
country = France
Switzerland
language = English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0080373

"Light Years Away" ( _fr. 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.

Although filmed in English and shot in Ireland, it was made by a Swiss director and produced by companies from France and Switzerland.

###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
title=Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, Cannes
years=1981
before="Mon oncle d'Amérique"
after="The Night of the Shooting Stars"


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 2,000 Light Years Away — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • Million Light Years Away — Live album by Stratovarius Released December 16, 2000 Genre Power metal Neoclassical metal Length …   Wikipedia

  • A Million Light Years Away — «A Million Light Years Away» Sencillo de Stratovarius del álbum Infinite (álbum de Stratovarius) Formato CD Grabación 1999 2000 Género(s) Power metal Symphonic metal …   Wikipedia Español

  • be light years away from something — be light years away from (something) if something is light years away from something else, it has made so much progress that the two things are now very different. Modern computers are light years away from the huge machines we used in the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • be light years away from — (something) if something is light years away from something else, it has made so much progress that the two things are now very different. Modern computers are light years away from the huge machines we used in the seventies …   New idioms dictionary

  • be light years away — to be a very long time in the future. A cure for all kinds of cancer is still light years away. Scientists are light years away from understanding (= it will be a very long time before scientists understand) the human brain. (often + from + doing …   New idioms dictionary

  • Light Years Away — Les Années lumière Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Les Années lumière (1981), un film franco suisse réalisé par Alain Tanner, Les Années lumière, une émission radiophonique canadienne de …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra — Album par Electric Light Orchestra Sortie 1997 réédité en 1998 et 2001 Durée 148:08 Genre Rock, Art Rock Producteur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Light Years (song) — Infobox Single | Name = Light Years Artist = Pearl Jam from Album = Binaural B side = Grievance (live) / Soon Forget (live) Released = July 18, 2000 Format = CD single, Vinyl Recorded = September 1999 – January 2000 at Studio Litho, Seattle,… …   Wikipedia

  • Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain — Studio album by Sparklehorse Released …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”