AU REVOIR JÉRÔME ! - Animation Short Film 2021 - GOBELINS

Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colourful world in which no one seems to be able to help him.
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Tout juste arrivé au paradis, Jérôme se met en quête de sa femme Maryline. Au fil de ses recherches, il s'enfonce de plus en plus dans un monde surréaliste et coloré dans lequel personne ne semble pouvoir l’aider.
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Directors / Réalisateurs : Chloé FARR, Gabrielle SELNET, Adam SILLARD
Team contact / Contact de l’équipe : [e-mail]
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Soundtrack / Musique : Anna CORDONNIER, Amandine ROBILLARD
Sound editor / Montage sonore : Nadège FEYRIT
Mix / Mixage : Cédric DENOOZ
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Production : GOBELINS, l'école de l'image - Cécile BLONDEL : [e-mail]
Distribution : Miyu Distribution - Luce GROSJEAN : [e-mail]

[@cherrylikesclouds4796]

Everyone was so nice to him in paradise yet he barely stayed for a few seconds because he was so determined to find his wife only to find out she doesn't feel the same anymore. Perhaps this was about learning to let go and embrace new things, like the hotdog. I really liked this short, especially how "Heaven" was portrayed, it felt very surreal and unique.

[@Broters1993]

Poor guy tho , he went to paradise for her , but she didn’t love him as much as he did

[@WobblesandBean]

I especially like how angels are ants.

[@WobblesandBean]

@@Broters1993 That has nothing to do with it. She loved him very much, but when you die, all earthly attachments fade away. And no one expects nor wants the ones they loved in life to kiII themselves just to be with them.

[@Alwyn_Nito]

ideals can be a prison or motivation, try not to put all your eggs in one basket til you find the best basket for you, me no likey that he ate the dog after not eating the doggy in the first place, especially since he technically doesn't need to eat anymore, poor broken man, maybe he'll repair over time

[@BeSs39]

I felt different about heaven. I give my vision: I did not feel heaven as being too surreal, it was made of the simple things that give us joy on earth, looking just a bit different, sending the message that paradise is here if you change the way you look at things. Love, joy and pain come and go, flowers and beaches will always be there, even if we are not here anymore. Jerome failed again, putting love as the aim of his existence, and paradise gives him another chance to look differently about what's around. Earth is precious, let's try to stop destroying it because we will not have a second chance

[@pinkelephantguy6762]

The bluntness of Jerome shattering into peices will always be my favorite part of the film. The way the frame lingers on his broken shards is just perfect

[@emersauce]

I was thinking the same, just enough time for the shock to subside before moving on

[@I_AM_asterisk]

I just cried for the scene

[@plpqo]

@@I_AM_asterisk Same here. Tears broke out as he broke into pieces.

[@colarie___9985]

J’ai adoré bravo

[@thejaded]

Just before that scene, he's on the ledge and I'm like, wait is he gonna kill himself a second time? 😳

[@cuntnugget8235]

i think it’s very poetic that he was looking for his wife in others throughout his entire journey, not soaking in their quirks or individuality but how they related to the women he yearned for. it’s a common thing people do and it was interesting seeing a subject like that expanded on in such an abstract way.

[@TheFINNHERO]

I didn’t even pick up on that at first but it makes so much since now ! I see it

[@sylviev397]

Nooon il ne fallait pas manger le chien !!!! 😭😭😭

[@gregothy9190]

Je suis en daccord Sylvie. C'est pas génial

[@tallycat]

Et si le chien chaud ne pourrit pas au paradis alors pourquoi le manger? C’était un ami quand il n’en avait pas ☹️ Même s’il pourrit je mange pas. Je peux pas imaginer un paradis comme ça. C’est horreur.

[@solomonramsa]

La fin m’a laissé avec un malaise. Je ne sais plus s’il méritait d’être rejeté ou non.

[@adelacelle]

C'est un film surréaliste 😅 Pas fait pour être pris au premier degré.

[@Shyknit]

The dog offered itself up and was still wagging its tail maybe they wanted to be eaten, maybe in this world it's not a painful/unenjoyable thing for them...

[@aidaaghsaie]

The art is magnificent, and the story is even more brilliant 👌It puts a "full stop", a realistic end to "eternal immortal love stories". The man breaks apart after confronting his wife's point of view, but soon we understand it's not the end! He is repairable! He is alive again, and he's hungry enough to enjoy his hotdog at the beach 😅 Life goes on, with or without others. The one and only reality is the person him/herself.

[@unknownartist5990]

wo, u think well

[@jaydizzel105]

love this a lot, thank you

[@ancientferret]

Love your explanation as well, wish there was a lengthier version of it but i guess it's just perfect as it is.

[@jayessem725]

What a gross and selfish message

[@ancientferret]

@@jayessem725 u ok?

[@superfunnyjoke3922]

Anyone notice her feelings toward him changed as soon as she found out what he did to be there? I almost feel like if he had come there naturally things would have been different

[@safegourd]

I don’t blame her for that. She seemed to have found herself apart from him. Maybe if he had done the same on Earth after she passed away, things would be different :’(

[@akemifoxx2115]

I was the type of person that would try so hard to be with someone... change who I am to fit in another's perspective and everything else. Well, I'm still like that but trying to change. Changing and leaving yourself in second place because of someone is the worst thing you can do to yourself

[@TheFINNHERO]

I understand what you mean but I don’t think things would have changed. I think she was more surprised about the fact he did that and she had moved on anyway. I could see it going either way to be honest.

[@lordcawdorofmordor2549]

Ohhhh it was a metaphor the whole time! Poor Jerome was so preoccupied with returning to his wife that he failed to explore the beauty of his surroundings, and was thus unable to experience paradise. His kinda-suicide at the end is a great parallel to the shattering despair of a breakup or a loss, but he returns anew and learns to move on

[@sabariel33]

paradise cannot be a person…

[@michalsextion9664]

I'm wondering if the wife knew it wasn't his heaven. She asked "You didn't come here just for me?" And his answer is what shifted the mood between them. Maybe she truly didn't want them to be together, but I think it was more of she knew that was not his heaven. The beach was vastly different from her version of Paradise.

[@zilesis1]

i'd say it's more because the way he said it implied he purposfuly "came to the afterlife" just to see her. as in, chose not to be alive anymore to see her sooner instead of waiting out his natural life before coming, which is the kind of energy she wasn't into

[@michalsextion9664]

@@zilesis1 could be

[@samuelwaller7013]

Oh, I actually like it better that way. It's beautiful, thank you!

[@riveteye93]

The animation and the visuals are excellent, and the story shows well the absurdity of people's ideas about the "afterlife". The conventional visons of paradise truly are nothing more than a refection of our own foolish desires, a convenient mirror showing our own imperfection. Awareness is a great blessing, some say that's the only thing you need to be free.

[@rustyshackleford1910]

Don’t forget about the sound design! Even just the cracking broken glass sound he makes while moving around after getting put back together tells you how fragile he is still

[@groovywav3969]

ok mr philospher

[@thuynguyenthidieu2074]

@@groovywav3969 Adele can't roll in it, but surely we can emulate this to some extent for entertainment :))

[@groovywav3969]

@@thuynguyenthidieu2074 tf does that even mean

[@dopaminecloud]

@@groovywav3969 you don't seem ready to confront that base monkey in your soul

[@scriblemaker]

this is exactly how i like my animation - weird trippy and ridiulous. But can we just appreciate how good the actual animation is? beyond style, the pacing, the motion, the framing, the comedic timing, everything is perfect.

[@quirrel293]

You might like double king

[@justanothermortal1373]

If you like trippy animation, you should watch Smiling Friends

[@beautatum6360]

I love the artwork. I can see a lot of influence from experimental dark-age animated films (Yellow Submarine, Allegro Non Troppo, Twice Upon a Time, etc) but it feels like its own well-thought-out thing instead of just being derivative of those. Elevating a lost style.

[@ValdemarDeMatos]

This style was said at the time that was heavily influenced by the effects of taking acid. 🤷‍♂️ I hope the creators of these animation are okay 🫢

[@wovenrainbows]

I was also immediately reminded of yellow submarine

[@vivnell123]

after just the first few minutes, I told my partner "this is so heavily influenced by the yellow submarine!" and then just a few minutes later it had blossomed into a whole new beautiful unique thing in of itself.

[@jayessem725]

It's derivative and lame.

[@dotjpg7783]

​@@jayessem725funny, i think the same about you

[@anjeetamalla6923]

I loved the ending especially when he ends his life in paradise , but he is back again but with all his little pieces glued together and there is this clattering sound of all his broken pieces , it's like a metaphor that how all of us are broken and need to glue ourselves and carry on with life .❤

[@shevishain4376]

Don’t make decisions based off of other people. This is absolutely gorgeous I have no words

[@lukelune7473]

Il y a tant de façons d'imaginer le paradis :) Les personnes qui ont créé ça sont extrêmement douées! Je crois que c'est plus difficile que ça en a l'air de transmettre des émotions ou une atmosphère à travers une animation, chez les Gobelins c'est toujours réussi ^^

[@Awara_Soleil]

Un court-métrage original et réussi, qui me restera longtemps en tête. Lorsqu'on a été brisé, c'est un travail de fourmi pour se reconstruire mais c'est possible et on peut alors croquer la vie à belles dents...

[@Evvvaa]

Joli...

[@screechingcosby]

C’est un tres beau commentaire

[@mikieloxymore3840]

Il ne faut jamais consacrer sa vie à une autre personne... j'aime beaucoup ce message. Il ne faut jamais s'oublier soi et veiller à son propre bonheur de vivre.

[@safegourd]

I can’t wrap my head around the fact that this is a student film. So beautiful and well made

[@katyanaprewetts6482]

Most of the time, I feel dead and I try to find reasons to stay alive on KZbin. This video reminded me there's still beautiful art out there.

[@anjihs3701]

with how he looked for his wife, it proved just how much he missed and loved her, which made the breaking point (literally) that much more impactful.

[@nicemoth7787]

Это просто невероятно, и так грустно. Думаю это произведение о принятии того, что нам нужно уметь отпускать людей, даже если мы их любим💔

[@varyamsu9794]

ого, комментарий на русском))

[@xillegal_alienx401]

This is one of the most visually stunning art short films I've ever seen! 😩🔥🔥

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

The idea that there's nothing after we die is scary, but the idea that there's a never-ending after life is utterly horrifying.

[@N0body_luv]

Honestly I used to believe that but I think it mostly comes down to what you believe will happen and what that belief means your afterlife will be like. Even a good everlasting afterlife sounds scary, but a good everlasting afterlife with everlasting love, light, and surety that we can not fathom in this lifetime sparks great curiosity and a hope of peace that can not be found here.

[@queerym87]

@kiki5936 how could that ever exist. What's the point of that? Having only light and love and everything you desire? All for just the cost of some 30 to 75 years on earth? How? Why?

[@emilieerenee3992]

@@N0body_luv how can love, light and surety exist without the opposite? you could say the opposite exists in life, therefore we know paradise must be perfect, but after an eternity wouldn't we forget who we were on earth, change and lose ourselves? I think the line between "good" things becomes blurry after centuries of it being all you know

[@jayessem725]

Enjoy your worldy misery, atheist.

[@N0body_luv]

@@queerym87 In all honesty I do not know. My theory was we were supposed to experience that on Earth, but we used free will to ruin things, but I just do not know the definitive truth. And honestly from the description of that place it is not something I desire now, but I trust that all the wants I have for this Earth and the comfort of the temporary will one day disappear because I desire God above all things. If you’d like to learn more or even just debate about this subject, I’d suggest checking out Crossing Tomi or Pastor Doostyn either on Twitch or KZbin.

[@lemongacha]

this is so well done - especially the inclusion of a variety of styles that all come together… the story, the pacing is all so thoughtful!!

[@CuongNguyen-hc6py]

I feel connected strongly in a weird way. Its so excellent, this is art. The visual, everysingle detail is everythingg

[@ilsusilaberent]

I'm in love with this film... So surrealistic and so realistic.. I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS FILM!

[@wiryadidharmawan]

Goodbye, life must go on even not same anymore. I feel you J

[@silviapezzin9765]

Gobelins is my dream academy and I really would love to attend, but I can't manage to do that, so in the meantime, i'll just love the animation prejects :,)

[@daisytapia7038]

Getting huge Yellow Submarine vibes with this one. Love it~

[@PerSeven]

Ok, sans conteste, mon animation préférée so far des Goblins

[@Lis-oh1sq]

The atmosphere is purely magnificent in this one, not only the visual side but also the sounds and music. The part where Jérôme abruptly shatters into pieces followed by silence made my heart stop.

[@sadiabintezahedsammi4253]

Totally like it. They used some references like little mermaid, Cinderella/snow white?, Alice in wonderland (maybe)? But in their own style. Felt sad when his wife didn't want them together anymore, but good that she's enjoying her this life. When he broke into pieces and then those ant fixed him, it was like us, breaking down and then even if we or someone try to fix the scars are still there. He ate his hotdog in the beach, proves that even with or without this scar we have to go on and live our life. Life goes on.

[@xvcloudy5758]

When I saw the ants putting him back together piece by piece I thought it was the artist portraying natural healing in a metaphorical sense.

[@fefe1179]

The hug he shared with her was absolutely precious ugh 🥹

[@Kiriko0223]

For me, I feel like The paradise Jerone reached isn't really the world her wife went to but the same world they enjoyed together before she left(He didn't really died). The flower garden is their home but now it feels just an empty plane surface and he feels lost in his own home. The table with telephone, phonebook , a vase with flower is their own and as he is still lost in processing the reality he bumps to table and only then the table comes to his sight. He dials to her wife's number in a hope maybe just last time, he could hear her last word... maybe for last time he could connect with her, but it is always left unanswered. The jungles, the bars, the beaches ,the hotdog are the places/foods they went/enjoyed and create memories together. He refuses to accept the fact that she left him so he wanders around those places, and may be the descriptions he gives about his wife to different places/peoples were the get-up, drinks they had together when they were in that spot. His wife Maryline saying she doesn't want to stay together might be his own inner thoughts as she left him all alone. (Also her saying she is happy there might be msg to all of us not to worry about who left us and believing that they are doing just fine wherever they are. Him breaking into pieces is I guess when he finally starts to realize she isn't really coming back home, she isn't really going to pickup phones, she isn't really going to be there in their favorite places, SHE IS GONE. But at end after those insufferable pains and floods of emotions he decides to accept the reality and live with her memories(enjoying the hotdog they used to enjoy togather)

[@capiou64]

C'est le film le plus cool que j'ai pu voir sortir des gobelins

[@honghanguyen2958]

I just love the quiet sobbing when he fell into pieces...so good

[@minhhongnguyen2350]

Noooo how can he ate that cute hotdog🤧 I didn't expect that...

[@antoinepetrov]

This is perhaps my favourite animated short ever as it puts equal attention to the story, the characters, and the animation and animation style itself. The most common trap in animation is to create a visual style which is very unique, but forget to apply it to an equally unique story. This is an emotional, human story, which truly deserves to exist on its own, without the amazing design of the animation.

[@bw000m]

GORGEOUS!!!! STUNNING!!!!! I COULDN’T LOOK AWAY!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@emg.721]

To me it shows how people can have tunnel vision to reach their goal, whatever it may be but once they get there it's not the idealized version in their head that they thought it would be, and now the journey to get there is wasted because you only saw it as a means to end, or an obstacle to overcome to get what you want, rather then stuff to experience and enjoy along the way. If you put all your energy into the end goal it will be crushing when it doesn't live up to your expectations, especially if you completely neglected to enjoy the ride.

[@jek_pattaran5411]

That was possibly the most wonderful and beautiful 7 minutes of my life. The visuals melted my brain in the best way possible; the story was heartfelt and sad yet relaxing in a strange way. Perhaps it was the muffled french, or the calming music.

[@c3ru1ean41]

I feel the same way. The feeling of viewing that for the first time… I fear I will never experience anything like it again.

[@JU-ij8zb]

Film vu en festivals et clairement c'était mon coup de coeur, les couleurs et l'ambiance sonore sont incroyables GG

[@drcubix]

These Europeans are always ahead of our times.. amazing work guys!!

[@bel.cuenca]

thats my favourite animation ever of gobelins. it is so beautiful i just cant take how actually amazing it is

[@daphnezhow9962]

Not even religious but I hope this is what heaven looks like

[@PinkChaDesigns]

Magique, un gros coup de cœur pour le graphisme, la musique, l’ambiance…

[@yyc4693]

Oh, my God, I can't cry until my heart is broken. The design here is really wonderful. The restructured Jerome looks fragile, but in fact, it is more solid and strong.

[@kwattasse1574]

C est trippant ces dessins. On dirait un truc des année 70.... Génial

[@biubiu8129]

I'm an audience from China, this is amazing! Beautiful colors, vibrant shapes and wonderful characters touch my heart. Life is fragile, but love can be reborn. I hope I can get a little more philosophy from this work.❤❤❤

[@spinach4616]

the play with perspective!!! it’s so wow

[@jopinto3672]

this is the most amazing short film ive ever seen holy shit

[@bachi1655]

I love that expression of heaven, it's so cool

[@sidsvids574]

I absolutely love everything about this film… the style, music, story, timing, perspective, sound, detail, vibes!! Thank you!!!

[@tatumscott6170]

Even when your heart shatters to pieces- life goes on 🔄

[@Suvee039]

This is just impressive!!!!! Surely my favorite movie from Les Gobelins. The colors, the character design, the music, the drawing style, the tempo, the rhythm, the references… It's in a totally different vibe than all of the other ones that I watched before. Congrats, this short film is amazing!!!

[@Katyyaaaa]

I juste wonder why we don't have animation movies with do much vibrant colours and unique different visuals like this ?? Honestly this 7: 44 short movie puts Disney's latest creations into shame.

[@hyewonchoi1975]

Wow. Colors, music and stories... At first, It seemed like a children picture book though... wow. It makes me think.

[@GoldLibrary]

Another one of Gobelins' absolute best!

[@run_ilial]

This is cool!!! Love the twist and how it tells the story visually❤️

[@Anna_Biggus_P]

AAAAAAH i'm so in love!!! It's a total masterpiece!! The colours the character design every single character! The beast/sphynx like creature was so cool!! This is my new favorite animTed short of all times

[@emilychoi2290]

I think its very interesting that jerome and marylin are the only one with bold outline in this short, it feels like jerome couldnt fully immerse himself in the wild soft watercolor world of heaven and still hung onto the life he had before and tried to stay grounded by having a goal (finding marylin)

[@victorjuan7916]

I love it! This is indeed a masterpiece. I really like the story, the way that the things go and of course the lines and colours. It really caught me. Congratulations to all that have worked in it!

[@tingyuxu6110]

both red book and youtube presented to me this animation. this is when I know that the internet really truly knows me

[@barbarafuglein3918]

Eine sehr schöne Geschichte, wunderbar gestaltet!

[@srsaito9262]

The style makes me remenber a lot the Beatles animations style

[@leasarasola2887]

Bravo c'est génial ! Hyper rafraîchissant. Très inspirant en terme d'image. Merci, on en veut plus !

[@erdroma]

Les décors, les couleurs, les jeux de lignes et de perspectives tronquées, la richesse hallucinante de détails,... tout, absolument TOUT est digne d'un film chef d'œuvre ! Ils sont rares pourtant les films d'animation aussi poétiques.

[@jordanabaca]

I am dazzled. This was such a treat. And I love the Dali references.

[@djcosmos5813]

Super ce film ! Trop beau et plein d'émotions, bravo !

[@Korbol_]

This is ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! 💖💖💖

[@mmmiii641]

the story is really really good! really can't predict what's coming next. AND THE DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!! the most shocking thing might be the last scene with the dog hahahaa Good work!

[@noemieaubartcohen1656]

J'adore ce court métrage je n'arrête pas de le regarder en boucle c'est facsinant toutes les références ! Vraiment très novateur et créatif ! les decors et animations sont parfaites, bravo !!

[@tarunjindal2977]

I'm blown away. This was so good ❤️

[@thalitaalvesdesousa9612]

The ending synths gave me the chills !

[@jamilyat3647]

Im lost for words! This is magnificent, the plot, THE ANIMATION, absolutely astonishing! The scenes when he decided to break himself, those scenes can be such beautiful paintings!

[@yyg4632]

this needs to be in a museum

[@conform_cox]

My favorite animated short!! Thanks that I can watch it over and over again, so beautiful!

[@alejodiaz3135]

si vous avez un jodorowsky, ne importe pas qui, le projet sera excelent. Bonne travail! Salutations de la Colombie

[@LizBizBean]

"All hot dogs are happy to be eaten"

[@gallerynucleus]

Amazing art direction!

[@theoaubele9171]

Ohlala!! Ces formes, ces couleurs, ces mouvements!! L'histoire!! Du rêve! Merci à toute l'équipe! Bravo!

[@kirrychan]

Wowwww I have watched a lot of Gobelins films but this one is up there with my favorites. Just absolutely gorgeous artwork!!!

[@alixdrouin5980]

Voyage absolument incroyable !!!! Merci beaucoup

[@taoben5962]

incroyable ! j'adore le coup de la table qui se barre ! excellent

[@socialismwithchinesecharac3938]

Incredible, I saw this at a short film festival in Vienna two years ago

[@couvreurcharlotte5065]

Un vrai chef-d'oeuvre, je ne m'en lasse pas!

[@jo-ou9dd]

LOVE IT SO MUCH😍 cute, weird and unique at the same time!

[@otherpatrickgill]

that was beautiful and sad. The animation is beautiful, it reminds me vaguely of Felix Colgrave, only this is considerably more sane and rational. I'd like to go to that heaven, although, I wouldn't have eaten the dog.

[@dadrhgauu2667]

this made me cry. its beautiful

[@noahtheeditor8650]

This was beautiful, "What dreams may come" being a clear inspiration. I loved the fact that the ending saw Jerome find peace being with himself, and the hotdog lol.

[@Ayeshoo1231]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@IlyaWazuhiru]

Bravo! Instant favorite.

[@mariannepradier2303]

the beast in the tree is the most beautiful thing!!

[@FlutterdrawAckerman]

Fr

[@amandachaosandart]

C'est merveilleux. Très jolie aportation au monde. Merci !

[@Sims_gaming]

One of my favourites

[@Gabriel-jo8fd]

I want more of Jerome!

[@dosa_2362]

I love everything about this film❤️!!! Even the little details and how his eyes get wide when he’s startled

[@user-rk1op6lt7j]

This is so beautiful every single bit of it is perfect

[@Mikeydowdle]

Simply amazing, start to finish.

[@aoif1075]

a masterpiece, a joy, an absolutely wonderful creation. thank you very much for this