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The Man with No Shadow

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The Man with No Shadow
FrenchL'Homme sans ombre
Directed byGeorges Schwizgebel
Written byGeorges Schwizgebel
Based onPeter Schlemihl by Adelbert von Chamisso
Produced byMarcel Jean
Georges Schwizgebel
Music byJudith Gruber-Stitzer
Production
companies
Release date
  • May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16) (Cannes)
Running time
9 minutes
CountriesCanada
Switzerland
LanguageFrench

The Man with No Shadow (French: L'Homme sans ombre) is a Canadian-Swiss animated short film, directed by Georges Schwizgebel and released in 2004.[1] Adapted from Adelbert von Chamisso's 1814 novella Peter Schlemihl, the film centres on a man who sells his shadow in exchange for wealth, only to become rejected by society for his difference.[2]

The film premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005.[3]

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