As is frequently the case with French-produced bandes dessinées, “Sandcastle” is a stark existentialist parable. “Shyamalan adapted his disquieting tale from the graphic novel “Sandcastle,” by the French writer Pierre Oscar Lévy and the Swiss illustrator Frederik Peeters. Weighty stuff, expertly told.” -The Comics Bulletin He said: Sandcastle truly inspired my film Old. “Peeters and Lévy convey some profound, if profoundly unsubtle, truths about the human condition. SelfMadeHero, one of the UK’s leading independent graphic novel publisher, have revealed that Sandcastle is the inspiration for a major new feature film, Old, which is directed and produced by visionary filmmaker M. “ Sandcastle is a fast 112-page read you won't be able to put down.”. “Begins like a murder mystery, continues like an episode of The Twilight Zone, and finishes with a kind of existentialism that wouldn’t be out of place in a Von Trier film.” - Publishers Weekly, starred review From the moment I read this I was changed.” - M. Its themes of aging had me thinking about my parents and children and how quickly it all goes by. It is a profound mystery, sci-fi graphic novel that is illustrated so beautifully and with such humanity. Levy’s dramatic storytelling works seamlessly with Peeters’s sinister art to create a profoundly disturbing and fantastical mystery. Soon everybody is growing older-every half hour-and there doesn’t seem to be any way out of the cove. Then there is the odd fact that all the children are aging rapidly. It’s a perfect beach day, or so thought the family, young couple, a few tourists, and a refugee who all end up in the same secluded, idyllic cove filled with rock pools and sandy shore, encircled by green, densely vegetated cliffs.įirst there is the dead body of a woman found floating in the crystal-clear water.
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The movie is scheduled to be released July 23, 2021. Night Shyamalan, from his screenplay based on the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters. As is frequently the case with French-produced bandes dessinées, "Sandcastle" is a stark existentialist parable.The inspiration for Old, a Blinding Edge Pictures production, directed and produced by two-time Oscar nominee M. Weighty stuff, expertly told." -The Comics Bulletin "Shyamalan adapted his disquieting tale from the graphic novel "Sandcastle," by the French writer Pierre Oscar Lévy and the Swiss illustrator Frederik Peeters. Night Shyamalan "Begins like a murder mystery, continues like an episode of The Twilight Zone, and finishes with a kind of existentialism that wouldn't be out of place in a Von Trier film." - Publishers Weekly, starred review " Sandcastle is a fast 112-page read you won't be able to put down." "Peeters and Lévy convey some profound, if profoundly unsubtle, truths about the human condition. From the moment I read this I was changed." - M. In the story, a group of incredibly unlucky people accidentally find themselves on a beach that makes them age faster. Its themes of aging had me thinking about my parents and children and how quickly it all goes by. The graphic novel that Old is based on is called Sandcastle. Praise for Sandcastle: " Sandcastle truly inspired my film Old.
Levy's dramatic storytelling works seamlessly with Peeters's sinister art to create a profoundly disturbing and fantastical mystery. Soon everybody is growing older-every half hour-and there doesn't seem to be any way out of the cove. It's a perfect beach day, or so thought the family, young couple, a few tourists, and a refugee who all end up in the same secluded, idyllic cove filled with rock pools and sandy shore, encircled by green, densely vegetated cliffs.įirst there is the dead body of a woman found floating in the crystal-clear water. The inspiration for Old, a Blinding Edge Pictures production, directed and produced by two-time Oscar nominee M.
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