LA NEIGE INCERTAINE - Animation Short Film 2021 - GOBELINS

[@russiandollie]

My take on this beautiful film is that she was so focused on the birds in the start that she missed the perfect shot of the bear right in front of her but later when she tries to take the shot of the bear, it has already left and she's only able to capture the snow. On the other hand the story hints at her losing connection with that guy, maybe she was so focused on other things in life that she ignored him and now that she wanna reach out for him he's just not there, he's like that empty tundra picture without the bear. The chance she missed. That's why they show that picture in front of his face in the last scene. Such depth.

[@Şekerfare17]

thx for explain. My intellect wasn't enough to understand that. Until you explain

[@TheUnsongUnknown]

I am guessing this is why it's called LA NEIGE INCERTAINE, the women didn't realized the whole connection with the man is deteriorating, it's only feeling of cold without the warm body of another

[@solveiglandvikbrg9103]

That is not "tundra". That's the BANQUISE ! 🐻‍❄️ 📷 ❄

[@unhommequicourt]

that makes sense. Thank you, i couldn t find a meaning

[@teresaw6437]

Thanks exactly what I needed

[@clairelafaille2095]

I love the sort of symbolism of the warmth of the relationship, the sheets, the embrace, in contrast with how everything is cold now that she’s loosing the relationship, she touches the ice wall as if it were him, but it’s now only ice, offering nothing but coldness, just like him. She wakes up alone without the warmth of another, and when she searches for him/the bear, there nothing but snow, because there’s no relationship left, she gets lost looking for something that she can’t find because it’s already gone

[@clairelafaille2095]

Also at the start she was focused on the birds and not the bear, and the dialogue showed that she is very dedicated to her job, it might hint that while in the relationship she may not have been as present… So yeah that’s my take on it :p

[@doviliuks13]

I am not an art critic of any sort, however this animation gave me a perception of those sort of "short" flings, where you feel like you trust the person enough to share your intimacy, where once its done, the other part does not want anything to do with it after. In the empty space, especially in the end where she is lost, it almost feels like her feelings are interpreted as if she is alone, and even used perhaps, for something that she expected to be a relationship that just ended being nothing for the other person, you know.

[@kalimistakidou9103]

You don’t need to be an art critic, you are entitled to an opinion :)

[@deedeedan8681]

Thats what I interpreted as well; for me, the inaccessibility of the bear and her frustration of trying to find it again was an overlap with her frustration towards the guy and his obvious lack of care for her

[@txin999]

this hits home

[@AG-nl2sb]

Yes you're right, but I feel like her missing the opportunity to take picture was almost a metaphor to the fact that maybe she was focused on something so much (the birds being an example) so that she missed the opportunity to save her relationship (hence missing the perfect shot of the polar bear) She gets frustrated that's why she went the 2nd time to look for the bear. It's a metaphor to the fact that now she is finally paying attention and looking for the reason for their relationship to grow apart. She's searching for the polar bear, but she is also searching the reason for the distance growing in their relationship but along the way, she got "lost". Your interpretation was beautiful and I think you can play around with this beautiful masterpiece to come up with many analysis :)

[@doviliuks13]

@@AG-nl2sb oh I love that! That really puts everything on a very clear view! Never really thought of that, thanks for sharing your point of view!

[@aavox127]

Many people are commenting about how they believe the woman and man's relationship deteriorated due to the woman's focus on her work- but the scene at 2:04 stuck out to me. She reaches for his hand, just missing it as he reaches for his alcohol. The contrast of items on the table in this scene is striking as well, the woman's side has a National Geographic magazine, a paper of equations, a plate of half-eaten food, and an empty glass. On the other hand, the man's side of the table is rather empty, harboring only a pack of cigarettes and his bottle of beer.

[@geethakarthikeyan1601]

i may be reaching, in the previous glimpses he seems more healthy, but in the present his eyes are sunken and he looks tired and paler

[@person1200]

Yeah, I totally agree, it seemed like the man was the one who was aloof; I think the polar bear was a metaphor for the man; he came out of no where and wasn't around when she wanted him, with the scene at the dinner table acting as symmetry for the scene where she looks for the polar bear.

[@quynhd.2334]

I like this comment. I believe that there is no way it's the woman's fault for focusing on her work. It's obviously the guy's fault. Instead of understand and support her. Imagine if this was in the past where women can just leave because their husband was too focus on work? Now women have the opportunities and then they just hit us with "oh you're losing your relationship because of your priority and focus?". What kind of BS is that?

[@christinepresents]

It could be that he’s more present in the social moment (drinking beer and smoking) and she’s still preoccupied with other things like work, etc even when amongst friends.

[@quynhd.2334]

@@christinepresents more like she's still recovering because she's traumatized from almost died during her work lol. When you're traumatized, you need time to heal.

[@nebelihood5490]

I feel like the bear footprints are kind of like the guy's hand in the bar counter, and the shower. She sees them and believes there's still a way they could be together, a way to find him. But just like the footprints are gone with the wind, so does he show her he's not interested anymore. She goes out to look for him- but he's just no there anymore, she still tries till she ends up lost and finally acknowledges it.

[@jessn.3851]

I don't think he was ever interested, he was just there in her life, and she regrets not being bold enough to take action when she had an opportunity.

[@askeladd6115]

@@jessn.3851 yh

[@aidaaghsaie]

I think it symbolizes getting lost in relationship. When one feels like getting lost 🥺 She calls for help, but she wakes up naked, alone in the endless white...I think it symbolizes her death, maybe not physically, but emotionally. Cause she hangs a photo in front of her beloved one's face at the last scene. Soo...ooo touching... Bravo Gobelins! C'était merveilleuse 👏👏👏

[@romanetisseau7767]

You understood perfectly !

[@Reap4u]

@@romanetisseau7767 Thanks to you and the team for making something so wonderful (:

[@origami6479]

Je pensais que le moment où elle épinglait sa photo devant la tête du gars symbolisait son désir de passer à autre chose

[@aidaaghsaie]

@@origami6479 Ou elle a déjà tourné la page..

[@mlindalina1]

No matter how many times she puts herself in danger I.e following the the polar bear tracks and going far from the camp, she still cant get over him. He perhaps saw her as a fling and yet she fell for him. After she was found again and they were alone he didnt bother to ask how she was since he was mocked for it last time. Getting lost was her last attempt of putting herself in danger in order to get his attention but it didnt work. This is why covering his face with the picture implied that she has decided to move on.

[@maydavalle]

💔

[@ineedmoresalmon2475]

Bruh she didn’t get lost on purpose tf

[@lauramaue]

Love the detail of the white eyelashes when she's outside, showing how the moisture on them freezes in these conditions.

[@weedcitrus8120]

Pour moi, j’ai l’impression que l’ours, créature, belle et qui fait peur, ressemble un peu l’amour. La femme absorbée par autre chose ne regarde pas l’ours (l’amour), qui lui tombe dessus. Elle en a peur, elle le fait partir, ou dû moins essaye de ne pas s’y approcher trop prés. Puis, elle veut le revoir, retrouver ce moment de rencontre, au risque de s’y perdre. C’est une sorte de métaphore à sa vie amoureuse, avec un homme avec qui elle a eu quelques moments de bonheur. Elle recherche la magie de leurs débuts, de leur rencontre, de leur intimité puis semble se réveiller dans la neige seule, l’homme ne l’aime que dans les moments de chaleur. À la fin lorsqu’elle met l’image du paysage sans qu’on ne voit l’ours, je pense qu’elle voit l’homme mais plus l’amour qui autrefois l’animait. Elle a compris quand elle était perdue dans une immensité blanche, elle était aussi perdue dans la relation ou que la relation qu’elle avait cru avoir avoir avec l’homme n’est plus ce qu’elle était, elle aurait alors perdu le sens de la relation et l’ours qui symbolise leur amour. Je pense que chacun à une interprétation différente de ce court-métrage qui est très poétique en fait.

[@pascal-bobrollin1086]

Moi, quand j'ai très très froid, j'arrive pas à penser à autre chose qu'à j'ai froid. Pour réussir à penser à autre chose, il faut être dans une fiction, une animation... J'aimerais bien être acteur dans une animation... on croit qu'on a froid mais on a pas froid; on croit qu'on va mourir mais on meurt pas; on croit qu'on aime et on aime!... Quelqu'un pour me dessiner?...

[@soleydasoleyda]

Wow.. je penses vraiment que ce commentaire devrait avoir beaucoup plus de likes 👍 ! 😊

[@moorgrass22]

Как хорошо сказано! ❤️ Вы - поэт и философ

[@ЛилияАхмедова-и5з]

Как невероятно красиво Вы смогли рассказать об этом фильме, гораздо больше, чем я смогла увидеть. Благодарю.

[@CEDRICKB]

he bien j'ai la même interprétation ^^

[@scolhs]

I interpreted this as someone who was in a relationship with someone who was cold and distant, and only showed love/warmth during sex. She was ready to take a shower with him, but she stopped taking off her bra when he asked for the towel, ready to get out. She kept feeling for traces of warmth, in the footsteps, in the ice block, next to her when she woke up, but eventually the snow covered it and she's left lost in the cold. The last scene could mean that she doesn't see him as a warm loving person anymore, just a blank, cold entity.

[@nayomie.e]

i think this is my fav interpretation so far!

[@sabrinalawrence2443]

@@nayomie.e I agree with u！！

[@marenwiederhold4718]

Exactly. She woke up alone. It’s interesting how we can long for someone, hunger for them, even though they leave us to wake up alone in the end.

[@Ramen-xy4ju]

I agree with u

[@_elevenofspades]

I am IN LOVE with these visuals. The part with the polar bear, like… white on white, the animal against the background, and yet I can tell where everything is. The subtle shading, the use of negative space. I’m in love 😳✨❄️

[@stern6620]

C'est très poétique et très beau. J'ai l'impression que ça parle d'un deuil, celui d'une relation. La femme a voulu se mettre en danger lorsqu'elle a vu les empreintes de l'ours polaire. La première rencontre lui a rappelé les émotions fortes qu'elle avait avec le mec et elle a voulu revivre ça je suppose. A la fin, elle s'est résignée à accepter que leur histoire était finie et a tourné la page. Ce que j'aime c'est que toutes les interprétations sont possibles. C'est tellement bien et tellement frustrant à la fois. Tu as une tonne de possibilités devant toi, comme cette banquise devant le personnage finalement.

[@depgabby]

Je trouve aussi ! Ce deuil est bien exprimé à travers le contraste entre la glace de l’environnement et la chaleur de l’autre

[@marionboisrond5823]

C’est exactement ce que nous voulions montrer dans ce film, ton analyse est très fine ! Nous sommes très touchées de lire vos commentaires ❄️

[@marble228]

Uhh… baguette honk honk la wi wi

[@miraclegenuis3674]

Moi je dirais que la vie nous donne ce qu'on veut à un moment inattentu de notre vécu sur cette terre et souvent on le perds par crainte (frustration, negligence, ...etc) et ce don, n'arrive qu'une seule fois. la double scène vise particulièrement l'amour.

[@ihateomar9393]

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[@phadenswandemil4345]

To me this is definitely about a failing relationship. They had passion, but it was short and fleeting like the polar bear. The polar bear was there perfectly in shot for a fleeting moment, then it was gone. The girl tries to recapture that moment. But she is left lost in the cold.

[@marl3ymarl3y86]

I love the color and composition on this one, I was really immersed in the animation. I appreciate that over time her memories became less and less colorful and took up less of the canvas. Really incredible as always

[@Cellardoor_]

French/French-taught animation/movies are top notch when it comes to storytelling. Admittedly I didn't get the metaphor on first watch, but I'll watch it again lol.

[@kiko3761]

This reminds me of relationships I usually have - craving for intimacy with cold and emotionally absent guys who are uncapable of fulfilling my desire for closeness and care. I then have to become distant to save some warmth to myself (and sanity too), so I replace that craving for a response I could never get by diving into things I know that give me some comfort and satisfaction like hobbies or my job

[@M.D.2209]

She's remembering! She remembers the love, the warm, the connection with her lover in the past. The tundra represents the present, he is not there anymore, the love saddly isn't there anymore, although she seeks to return to that love with her partner who shows no interest, she's lost missing the warm love of the past and facing up its cold present, she at the end finally recognize it. I cried, it's so sad but a beautiful animation!

[@maydavalle]

🌬

[@vasjaivkovic08]

i too cry my friend much love jesus loves us all

[@deydey4281]

@@vasjaivkovic08 ❤❤❤

[@smritipanda725]

Though different meanings can be drawn but this is my perspective what I feel is the photographer feels she is missing a normal life ,like she was supposed to be with her lover in that moment when she was lonely or when she was in danger in the cold mountains . Like this job of hers has put a barrier between her love life and happiness or something. Also I find some sort of metaphors something like the comparison of the cold mountains and breeze to her life , so as to how lonely she is and how much she need someone to find someone to find her (thus the signal was red in colour too) and give her that warmth or love she needs in her life ..

[@thecinc.3051]

This is beautiful.........that colour of her skin really interpret the coldness her blood is fighting with.

[@giantsalsa3977]

Those of you comparing the man to the Polar bear need to remember that when the Polar Bear showed up, she didn’t scare it away because she was too focused on birds, she scared it away because she was scared of it getting too close. He was asking for too much too fast and she was not ready for/scared of a relationship and now that she’s ready for him, he is aloof because he didn’t get what he wanted from her immediately.

[@nadinekay6188]

Such a beautiful piece of art; artstyle, composition, colors, and storytelling. Even when the character mostly obscured by heavy clothing, emotions were perfectly portrayed with gestures and mere eye movements. Superb job! The storytelling itself is also great; bounds of emotional distress and regrets explored with few words. The character had lost a connection despite it being right in her face, with her attention occupied by another, to the point she needed a jolt to bring her attention back to what matters. A symbol of her deteriorating relationship, where once it was the main target of her attention is now a vast expanse of isolation, a gap she cannot easily bridge. I loved the pieces added to represent stages of that relationship - where once their embrace brought warmth and security, now there is a boulder of a 'cold shoulder'; when they'd lounge together in bed sharing warm love, she now lies in the cold, his side abandoned. She tries to follow the steps, (re)capture what she had missed due to inattentiveness, but some things are hard to regain once lost. And that is what she is at the end... lost in isolation, cut off from what once was a loving relationship. Kudos!

[@vim1099]

They have meaning every shot I’m impressed how they present ‘warmth’ in this situation. Even though this relationship is cold and empty but I could feel that warm.

[@isadilawtatlo]

these animated films usually come up on my timeline in the mornings. i even watched this one while eating breakfast ☺️ it's delightful to watch such a beauty first thing in the morning

[@ope366]

All these beautiful interpretations and I’m thinking how down bad she has to be, to be in that freezing cold chasing a bear to be thinking of some guy

[@ManonRhale]

the moment with the polar bear was so beautifully done! I got chills, and I loved the contrast of the warm spaces and the desolate snowscape, so impactful.

[@raedefrane5505]

It's a story about cold. Physical and emotional. She doesn't see an end to the cold snow, or to the coldness in their relationship. They missed their shot.

[@RiverdaveOwen]

The bear encounter was that of her true self. She realizes afterwards that her external life is of little consequence and so the journey begins ...

[@ivygilliam5168]

I backed up the video secral times just to watch the texture of the fur of her hood in the wind. The visuals of this film are just superb.

[@deskim0]

I think it's very symbolic when she says she's lost THe whole film is so intentional it's really cool

[@guccigirl2389]

i didn't really understand the metaphor if there was one, but the animation and the sounds were so beautiful i think she might have started thinking her career is more important that the man who doesn't really show effection towards her

[@slitor]

If you want a methaphor I would put it as...; The bear represents love or the love she had for her partner. It appears he's trying to put some distance between them, so I would guess there was a breakup they both had mentally come to terms with. But hearth/feelings just has to take a bit longer to get there. Its that transition the movie is about. Also, to speculate more then nessescary on some details. She allowed the "bear" to get to close. They are both colleagues right, living the same lifestyle of travelling to remote places as wild life documentarists. If they met through work that would mean they had very little expectation of how far their relationship would go. They have no control(especially if they were freelance) where they would go next, how far does a Tucan have to fly to get the artic. He said "Be careful next time.", before the shot is cut to a NatGeo issue about a rain forest. I think he's with a co-worker before, that's why he's being cold and distancing, for his and her sake. She needed to be numb to the love, and not let it get to close. The romantic picture of a Polar bear on the tundra has to be a vista of a frozen wasteland. A harsh price for one of the coolest gigs on the planet.

[@jessn.3851]

My interpretation is that this is an animation of missed opportunities. She had a chance to take a picture of the bear, a chance to be bold and show her feelings to the man but she was too afraid. When she felt like she was ready, the bear was gone, and even though the man is still right in front of her, she feels like it is too late.

[@neebzzz7508]

She’s alone and her world is blank and cold. Color comes and goes with memories of what seems to be a meaningless fling. In the end she is lost in this world of blankness, unable to focus on the beauty that is in front of her.

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

Hmmm. My interpretation of this short film is that cold and harsh temperature out there are more real than the warmth the she felt on someone else. Idk if I'm making sense, but that's about it.

[@alextremblay7198]

Yeay that's well said

[@rachelguanlao1712]

I interpreted this as the bear being her big break… if she could shoot something other than the snow in the vast, arctic tundra, she would have completed her mission. On the other hand, her lover seems exhausted, stressed, and even numb. While she’s out in the snow again looking for her bear, she gets lost in the blanket of snow. The snow represents her lover. Cold, unforgiving and melancholic. Sure, she’s reminded of sweet times with him, but later on it hurts her more that her romanticized version of love is unreciprocated. In the process, being lost in love hinders her from completing her mission.

[@zaaaaworld]

The last scene where the photograph covers the guy's face it shows her losing or rather sacrificing some things for her passion which we also see as she gets lost while chasing that passion

[@isabellburns9393]

I think that the bear resembles the exciting and thrilling part of her relationship that she is searching for but can’t seem to find. when she goes to find the bear, she’s searching for the thrill of fist meeting her partner, and the thrill she feels with him in only intimate contexts. but when she pursues it, all she sees is blank nothingness where the excitement in her relationship is nowhere to be found. she accepts fact that she is “lost”. the last scene when she puts up a photograph with no bear in it; with nothing in it, right over the man’s face, it symbolizes that their relationship is empty and void of the excitement it used to have. the idea of “emptiness” is shown throughout the short including the table after he doesn’t take her hand we see that contrasting her side of the table, there is little to nothing on his side, showing the emptiness and nothingness he has to offer her. truly beautiful and well-done short film.

[@bestekaraca2450]

It felt like she is more career driven person but deep down she fell for him harder than him. He represented as careless man child who likes to go outside doing nothing. I thought that she is the one who misses the opportuanity but the last scene gives me that she maybe lost connection with him but as the blank of the picture represent actually there is nothing to miss. He is not the one for her and she isn’t for him.

[@costaliberta5969]

amazing 2d animation style. reminds me of a 1990s floppy disk game, 'tomorrow...'? '...world'? great love story, conveyed in the most subtle and intimate way alike.

[@jeromejojo3875]

C'est vraiment claque sur claque cette année, félicitations à toute la promo, c'est incroyable.

[@tiara6704]

For some reason, -maybe its the universe trying to show me something, I get so many posts recommended that are relatable to whatever I’m going through. In the happy days, I get funny videos of dogs and silly people. Currently going through some relationship issues and got recommended this video. And though I don’t speak, read or understand the French language, I clicked on this video almost immediately. If I had to connect what I’m going through rn with what this video symbolizes to me: _once you lose something, you’ll never find it again the same way you found it. She never caught the bear again, rather just traces. And though she tried, no matter how difficult the circumstances, or how lost she felt, she never found it again. But those circumstances reminded her of the good times and warmth she misses, so she kept trying and she’ll continue to._ I’ve lost all hope in this. I feel like I can’t call for help or have that light to signal my location. Its just me, in the cold wind, surrounded by an eternity of blank spaces knowing that the bear is still around and might eventually eat me.

[@chtozaepta]

Woah. This reminds me of my brother in law's friend. He told me about this guy he knew who lived in a remote town in northern Siberia just on the ocean shore. He was a doctor, one for hundreds of miles around. And the whole town had tuberculosis. He always thought he'd die from tuberculosis, but like 10 years ago he got eaten by polar bears. I was a child when I heard it, and it scared the hell out of me. I thought the bears are kind of like fate. Or angels. Or both. White, beautiful, really scary, and they'll eat you if they want

[@facteurx8460]

La photographie de nature, passion solitaire qui te coupe peu à peu de la société. La quête de l'animal te met face à toi même, face à tes démons intérieurs. Des journées entières à chercher le Graal et petit à petit cette quête te coupe même des êtres qui sont les plus chers à tes yeux, et eux mêmes se lassent de toi. L'image de fin serait comme un remplacement, la passion au détriment de l'être aimé. J'interprète ça de cette façon pour ma part car c'est ma propre histoire, celle que j'ai vécu à la seule différence que l'ours est un renard (en réalité il y a surement un parallèle à faire entre la relation de couple et la quête de l'animal, symboliquement parlant, mais je préfère l'interpréter à ma façon). La réalisation est très bonne cela dit et la rencontre avec l'animal très réaliste dans ses comportements.

[@solveiglandvikbrg9103]

04:52 je pense que c'est le moment que je préfère !!!!! C'est là où l'on perçoit de la manière la plus poétique et la plus subtile le parallèle entre la perte de la piste de l'ours polaire et la perte de son bien-aimé qui - tout comme l'ours - s'éloigne inexorablement d'elle...... 😢 Ce court-métrage est ABSOLUMENT SPLENDIDE ! MAGNIFIQUE RÉALISATION ! Bravo les filles ! Bravo les gars !

[@karolinakuc4783]

To tell such a complex story in such a short time... magnificent. Truelly underrated

[@abbsg6405]

wow the amount of effort put into the small details! When she was removing her pants, I like that she also adjusted her panties. I found that to be so realistic.

[@thrushestrange]

This is definitely about HIM being cold towards her romance. Not about her choosing her work over him, she clearly cant focus on work because she can only think of him. He’s cold and looming like the blizzard

[@Haiii_itsnanda]

I don’t know why when she said “I think I got lost.” Indicated the relationship with the guy especially balancing her job, but got me thinking by her final words.

[@thaysapc3058]

Beautiful animation. I understood that the snow is her relationship.. The uncertainty of it results in her feeling lost... Lost in her feelings and at her job.

[@LAN2D]

I adore the animation, story, voice acting - everything. But the sound design is absolutely phenomenal. Massive props to those that worked on the sound here, it's insane

[@TheUnsongUnknown]

The last part has alot of symbolism , the man putting the taken picture at the mirror which hids his face is very symbolic it means that the women is just focused of her works not him anymore

[@yyg4632]

this is suchhh a styized and unique film. I got a feling i havent felt before from watching soemthing. The white tundra was a smart choice honestly to not have to draw as much and the barren whiteness represented her feelings perfectly. love this so much.

[@lanouechristian100]

Ce qui est réussi, c'est des sensations que génère cette animation et l'histoire est secondaire, L'art quoi!

[@asif.rahman]

The sound quality is awesome.

[@geethakarthikeyan1601]

the way the show glimpses of them in physical intimacy, when she's touching cold things *chef's kiss* all this to say their love has gone cold

[@jennyduong2466]

It so interesting to see how she ended up missing both of them

[@solveiglandvikbrg9103]

The 🐻‍❄️ polar bear and her 👦 boyfriend ?

[@animag423]

Perhaps it's like she keeps trying to find what she's looking for, what she really wants (the bear being the relationship) and then finally in the end realizes it's just not there, it's gone and she's gone too far in trying to find it.

[@icp9405]

Bravo!!! Los planos, los movimientos suaves, el sonido, el estilo de dibujo, la historia, etc. Un trabajo muy bueno. Impresionante. Os deseo lo mejor. Felicidades!

[@enzoblard4683]

Je ne sais pas si j’ai déjà ressentie ça auparavant, mais c’était incroyable. J’ai eu l’impression que le temps s’est arrêté. Je n’arrive même pas à décrire mes sentiments tellement je suis encore ému. Merci pour ce beau travail

[@yeameee907]

Words cannot describe how much I adore this short film

[@serenity6831]

Beautiful film. So much said in the slightest of motions, from him pilling away when she reaches out, to the bitter snow converting to warm sheets. Every movement felt deliberate, and natural and her story was so intriguing. Excellent work!

[@valabirna7781]

just noticed the frame from 'Au Revoir Jerome' at 2:07 !! so fun

[@GoofyChild33]

Same

[@100Denario]

What’s the last thing people say right before they die of the cold? “I’m just gonna lay down for a minute” The Arctic cold is as harsh as a hot desert. Both terrains can leave people dehydrated…….and thirsting for connection, closeness, warmth, and even protection to the point at which these unmet needs combined with great physical stress, can both well up to produce hallucinatory effects. When we are at our weakest point, what we crave most and have the greatest need for, or what is most pressing in life can often present itself to us in dream like states of being.

[@capferret6392]

Quel beau film ! quelle sensibilité ! quelle bonne animation ! quelle couleur ! vous êtes de vrais professionnels ! félicitations !

[@emilyktrm4560]

my take on this is that the story is actually written from the guy’s perspective, and he was in a relationship with the girl but as time went on gave her less attention and took her for granted (like when she wanted to hold his hand and he pulled away). so he didn’t notice that his girlfriend was getting a somewhat unhealthy addictive relationship with her work, and that lead to her feeling more alone and getting more addicted to her work. i think this is also because she couldn’t get the love of her boyfriend, so she tries to make up for that by atleast succeeding in getting the perfect picture. eventually she goes too far, gets lost, and maybe even dies. then the boyfriend realises how lousy he treated her, helps the police to try to find her but is only left with a lot of guilt.

[@cordialementvraiment2138]

I understood nothing without the help of comments section. But I also didn't really give myself a chance to think. Anyways, I LOVED the illustration style and sensorial aspects of this movie. Thank you.

[@Fido-vm9zi]

I really love reading comments. I do however have my own perspective on these awesome films. I'm going to start holding off reading comments & begin sharing perspective more because of your comment. Ty ♥

[@JeffersonDonald]

Beautiful short where the external and internal struggles of the main character mirror one another. Wonderful animation.

[@claes9429]

I think this is her yearning for a conection, relationship with him. I dont' think this is the aftermath of a break up of sorts. Is her desperately yearning for him but being refused at every little oportunitie. Ending alone. I can painfully relate.

[@traker42]

Love the visuals and the way the story is told. The narrative might seem a bit tricky in the way it plays out. In my head, the realisateur of this animation overlaped in a sumblime way the timeline of imaginary and the one of reality. While “hunting” for a polar bear, the girl realises that the relationship with her boyfriend came to a dead end. The bear is in her imagination and is the representations of her boyfriend in real life. The bear was never really there next to her as her boyfriend was never there next to her all along the road in their journey through life (and you get this feeling when she becomes aware of the fact that the bear footprints in the snow aren’t real, therefore the bear was in her imagination, and there’s a second shot at the end just before she sends her location and starts signalling it, where you get to see her legs in the snow leaving traces behind her… as I said before, she was “alone” even though she had a boyfriend). And you get the feeling that the bear is her boyfriend right from the start when she scares away the “bear” she looks through the camera and then the film cuts away to a tight close-up of her boyfriend smoking. I really love it! Well done to the whole team. You did a great job.

[@slitor]

If you want a methaphor I would put it as...; The bear represents love or the love she had for her partner. It appears he's trying to put some distance between them, so I would guess there was a breakup they both had mentally come to terms with. But hearth/feelings just has to take a bit longer to get there. Its that transition the movie is about. Also, to speculate more then nessescary on some details. She allowed the "bear" to get to close. They are both colleagues right, living the same lifestyle of travelling to remote places as wild life documentarists. If they met through work that would mean they had very little expectation of how far their relationship would go. They have no control(especially if they were freelance) where they would go next, how far does a Tucan have to fly to get the artic. He said "Be careful next time.", before the shot is cut to a NatGeo issue about a rain forest. I think he's been with a co-worker before, that's why he's being cold and distancing, for his and her sake. She needed to be numb to the love, and not let it get to close. The romantic picture of a Polar bear on the tundra has to be a vista of a frozen wasteland. A harsh price for one of the coolest gigs on the planet.

[@mountainmateen0_o]

Could the things on the table at 2:06 be a metaphor for the whole relationship? Pack of cigarettes and a beer on the guys side, maybe he’s very leaisurely and enjoying himself. Burnt cigarettes between them. That leisure is how they once bonded. Nat geo mag and writing on her side. And then food/ comfort behind that. The work is blocking her rest. She has more on her side than him and maybe she’s metaphorically fuller. Despite that she still feels “lost”. Idk🤷‍♂️

[@juliettedemaso7588]

“I didn’t even get a picture” Some things are best left to memory, so they can fade, recreated in your imagination, again and again, until its a story worth telling.

[@bodleyhihou]

L’animation est incroyable et tous les ptits détails à certains passages , c’est vraiment super, un travail de dingue!! C’est aussi épuré et envoûtant, j’adore!!✨💛💛

[@ren-vd6nl]

its cool the fact that some people from the end credit reply some comments about their thoughts on this film

[@kiaraogle3486]

It’s weird being so early xD Looking foreword to the premier. They always make such amazing animations🥰🥰🥰

[@sofijoirbe9985]

C'était incroyable, tellement captivant... Et les transitions de l'attirance et l'envie, le désir humain et la capture en photo de l'ours... Trop bien réussi ! Je l'ai ressenti jusqu'à la moelle !

[@valerievaures1131]

L'ambiance est très bien "rendue". On est à la fois tendu et soulagé tout au long de l'histoire. Bravo ! C'est très joli !

[@clemence-collignon]

Il était magnifique, bravo !

[@anniee55.]

The most simple way to summarise this is the phrase “You’re walking on thin ice”. It’s a metaphor to describe how love and intimacy might feel like.

[@lalienatsumi6378]

Magistral, époustouflant , les mots me manquent ... De toute beauté , tant sur la forme que dans le fond 💛💛💛

[@artprstr]

Enjoyed these details that depict atmosphere.

[@Kotyawild]

True art) made u feel and interpret in your own way. For me this story about possibilities. Sometimes chances are missed. And we think that it was only one chance in life! and we strive to return it no matter the possible dangers. But instead you just need to let it go. some opportunities must be missed. And that's all. and what we previously considered precious will turn into a thousand identical pictures.

[@capferret6392]

Very grateful to the work done by this team. The animation is beautiful and what you recreate in it, the landscape, the characters, the story. Technically it is a very outstanding work but it is a story so well told, with so much sensitivity that more than explicitly narrate very subtly suggests the war of thoughts and feelings of the protagonist. Thank you team!!!

[@Person_867]

My take on this is a bit different than others I’ve seen. She has the encounter with the bear and is disappointed that she didn’t get the photo. We later see her try to find connection with the man who does not reciprocate. When she goes out to search for the bear, all she finds are bones and snow, nothing of substance. Eventually she has to call to say that she got lost. My interpretation of this is that she wanted the bear, aka she wanted the man’s love. However, when she encountered the bear, while it was a beautiful photo opportunity her life was threatened, she was in danger. But because of her ambition she yearned for the bear to return. Just as the man does not reciprocate yet she craved his love, it is seemingly a good opportunity but it’s not what’s right for her. The photo of nothing covers his face as to say that he is the nothing. Maybe to someone else he is something but to her he is the remains and bones that will not bring the satisfaction she so craves.

[@astrelunair1952]

I just want to say that landscapes like these are being destroyed by global warming. In this perid of black friday and consumption for Christmas, take sustainable present like : organic and fair trade chocolate, linen wearing, solid comestics, meals with products of seasons ( no tomatoes or stramberry) . Do you really need it ? It’s really important to u? Also, this video is nice 👍 En cette période de fête, n’oubliez pas de consommer durablement en achetant par exemple des cadeaux « bons » pour la planète. On peut si on veut remplacer le chocolat habituel par moins de chocolat mais bio et équitable, baskets en plastique recyclé…Aussi, cette video est bien 👍

[@deedeedan8681]

Valid reminder thank you!!

[@alicerussell7839]

And, NO FUR, PLEASE. Let the animals keep their fur, they need it more than we humans need it.

[@vanessaadriana7657]

this was so good. very satisfying to watch , so symbolical, truly a peak piece for me

[@ウチ-i9f]

Beautiful story and animation. The imagees blend the landscape and her psyche so well

[@ranzu3138]

Incredible animation and storytelling as always!

[@flexdth3d]

I felt that when she was lost in the snow storm ; A deadly silence just like her relation

[@ONEPEAKFRFR]

I would love to see a movie made by Goblin

[@karolinakuc4783]

That would be awsome

[@taiya001]

To be fair they made her lose her shot. By interrupting they caused her to get lost as she tried to get another go. Notice how they do not see how important this is to her. Getting your photo in the NG is a huge accomplishment. The male seems to only care about drinking and can only assume he just wanted to use her as she developed feelings for her.

[@robert_i.nastase]

I am very curious! How many people watching that early? I mean before an hour🍬🙏

[@Катерина-я7т9п]

Вау. Меня больше всего привлек факт того, что она "охотится" за медведем. Ведь медведь - хищник и убийца, его практически невозможно различить в снегу. Идя за ним она вспоминает мужчину, поэтому эта "охота" невольно ассоциируется с ним. Он мне представился таким же неуловимым для неё в этой холодной пустоши, и для неё так же опасно за ним следовать. Момент, когда она коснулась следов медведя, когда водит ладонью по льдине, а потом срывает покрывало - как расскрыват перед ней какую-то истину. И потом она уже оглядывается, а вокруг ничего. Только пустошь. Тогда она звонит в рацию, зажигает сигнальный огонь - красный, яркий, тревожный цвет. Вспоминается, что ей по пути встречались обглоданные кости - тоже красное пятно. Мне тогда ещё подумалось, что случится что-то плохое( И каждый раз когда красный появляется в картине - его всё больше и больше. В конце он заливает собой всё и явно видится какой-то равнодушный взгляд в сторону мужчины. Очень красиво. Я кайфанула с цветов.

[@darieuslegg]

Beautiful! This is amazing animation style. Love the movement of the colors on their skin. Incredible work. Color pallet is exquisite too.

[@WillpieceAMV]

Le style est parfait, ça me fait penser à du Taiyo Matsumoto.

[@otersey]

Feelings not over here. This is just start of them.😊 Girl scare of her love and don't have brave to say about this to man. Man as usually don't seen any signs from her.

[@dakshathakur2235]

What I think is her looking for warmth. ( metaphor) , the red colour and warm colours of the skin in contrast to white snow, for me it is like being lost and Compromising . Basically "What I want and what I get even after trying" (going for the hand and also going after the footprints)

[@ilou9129]

I love the sound design

[@summy6355]

Real cold and cold feelings... ah it was so impressive

[@rainadirksen7044]

Cold, the cold is largely emphasized in this. For me, I feel like the meaning is: 'Even in this icy tundra my home is always cold' She's trying to catch more than a photo, she wants warmth to come back to. The polar bear to the man, the distance he makes between them, the snow to the sheets...it's because like her environment his heart to her is frozen. Red is the color of passion and love, and it seems that she craves that from him. 'uncertain snow' is about unrequited love.

[@julescote103]

Merci pour les travaux. Vous méritez tout

[@rasi3625]

oh my wow this is so beautiful and sad