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'''''The Glass Fortress''''' is a 2016 French science fiction short film directed by Alain Bourret. The film presents a world of harmony and conformity within a united scientific-progressivist state.<ref name="AE-2015">{{cite web |last=Real |first=Willi |title= The Glass Fortress, based upon Yevgeny Zamyatin's We (first published in an English translation in 1924) |url=http://www.academia.edu/11088645/The_Glass_Fortress |date=2015 |work=[[Academia.edu]] |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="SF-20160606">{{cite web |last=Wittick |first=Louis |title=The Glass Fortress |url=http://www.scifi4ever.com/cinema-0097-the-glass-fortress.html |date=June 6, 2016 |work=SciFi4Ever.com |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="CW-20160429">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=The Glass Fortress |url=http://www.clockworks2.org/wiki/index.php?title=THE_GLASS_FORTRESS |date=April 29, 2016 |work=ClockWorks2.org |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="UF-2018">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=The Glass Fortress : Le court métrage |url=http://www.unificationfrance.com/article45501.html |language=fr |date=2018 |work=UnificationFrance.com |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="AL-20160627">{{cite web |last=Vialo |first=Orianne |title=La dystopie au coeur de l'adaptation de Nous Autres, par Alain Bourret |url=https://www.actualitte.com/article/monde-edition/la-dystopie-au-coeur-de-l-adaptation-de-nous-autres-par-alain-bourret/65659 |language=fr |date=June 27, 2016 |work=ActuaLitte.com |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="RO-2016-film">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Rémi Orts Project & Alan B – The Glass Fortress - Film |url=http://www.remiorts.com/films-court-metrage/ |date=2016 |work=Rémi Orts |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="RO-2016-music">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Rémi Orts Project & Alan B – The Glass Fortress - Music |url=http://www.remiorts.com/albums/the-glass-fortress/ |date=2016 |work=Rémi Orts |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="FB-2016">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=The Glass Fortress |url=https://www.facebook.com/theglassfortress/ |date=2016 |work=[[Facebook]] |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref> The film is based on the 1921 novel ''[[We (novel)|We]]'' by the Russian writer [[Yevgeny Zamyatin]] and is related to [[We (1982 film)|''We'']] (a classic 1982 German film), ''[[La Jetée]]'' (a classic 1962 French photomontage film) and to ''[[12 Monkeys]]'' (a very popular classic 1995 American film by director [[Terry Gilliam]]).
'''''The Glass Fortress''''' is a 2016 French [[Science fiction film|science fiction short film]] directed by Alain Bourret. The film presents a world of harmony and conformity within a united scientific-[[Progressivism|progressivist state]].<ref name="AE-2015">{{cite web |last=Real |first=Willi |title= The Glass Fortress, based upon Yevgeny Zamyatin's We (first published in an English translation in 1924) |url=http://www.academia.edu/11088645/The_Glass_Fortress |date=2015 |work=[[Academia.edu]] |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="SF-20160606">{{cite web |last=Wittick |first=Louis |title=The Glass Fortress |url=http://www.scifi4ever.com/cinema-0097-the-glass-fortress.html |date=June 6, 2016 |work=SciFi4Ever.com |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="CW-20160429">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=The Glass Fortress |url=http://www.clockworks2.org/wiki/index.php?title=THE_GLASS_FORTRESS |date=April 29, 2016 |work=ClockWorks2.org |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="UF-2018">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=The Glass Fortress : Le court métrage |url=http://www.unificationfrance.com/article45501.html |language=fr |date=2018 |work=UnificationFrance.com |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="AL-20160627">{{cite web |last=Vialo |first=Orianne |title=La dystopie au coeur de l'adaptation de Nous Autres, par Alain Bourret |url=https://www.actualitte.com/article/monde-edition/la-dystopie-au-coeur-de-l-adaptation-de-nous-autres-par-alain-bourret/65659 |language=fr |date=June 27, 2016 |work=ActuaLitte.com |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="RO-2016-film">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Rémi Orts Project & Alan B – The Glass Fortress - Film |url=http://www.remiorts.com/films-court-metrage/ |date=2016 |work=Rémi Orts |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="RO-2016-music">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Rémi Orts Project & Alan B – The Glass Fortress - Music |url=http://www.remiorts.com/albums/the-glass-fortress/ |date=2016 |work=Rémi Orts |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="FB-2016">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=The Glass Fortress |url=https://www.facebook.com/theglassfortress/ |date=2016 |work=[[Facebook]] |accessdate=July 12, 2018 }}</ref> The film is based on the 1921 novel ''[[We (novel)|We]]'' by the Russian writer [[Yevgeny Zamyatin]] and is related to [[We (1982 film)|''We'']] (a classic 1982 German film), ''[[La Jetée]]'' (a classic 1962 French photomontage film) and to ''[[12 Monkeys]]'' (a very popular classic 1995 American film by director [[Terry Gilliam]]).


==Plot==
==Plot==
One thousand years after the One State's conquest of the entire world, the spaceship ''Integral'' is being built in order to invade and conquer extraterrestrial planets. Meanwhile, the project's chief engineer, D-503, begins a [[Diary|journal]] that he intends to be carried upon the completed spaceship.
One thousand years after the One State's conquest of the entire world, the spaceship ''Integral'' is being built in order to invade and conquer [[extraterrestrial]] planets. Meanwhile, the project's chief engineer, D-503, begins a [[Diary|journal]] that he intends to be carried upon the completed spaceship.<ref name="SF-20160606" />


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* Fanny Storck as The Nurse
* Fanny Storck as The Nurse
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==Reception==
''The Glass Fortress'' is an experimental film that employs a technique known as [[Freeze frame shot|freeze frame]], and is shot in [[black-and-white]], which help support the grim atmosphere of the story's [[Dystopia|dystopian society]].<ref name="SF-20160606" />


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 02:25, 13 July 2018

The Glass Fortress
File:Film2016-TheGlassFortress.jpg
The Glass Fortress (2016) - Film Poster
Directed byAlain Bourret
Written byAlain Bourret (as Alan B)
Yevgeni Zamyatin (novel)
StarringAlain Bourret
Pierre-Antoine Piter
Amélie De Swarte
CinematographyFanny Storck
Edited byFanny Storck
Music byRémi Orts
Production
company
Neva Prod
Release date
April 2016
Running time
28:30
CountryFrench
LanguageEnglish

The Glass Fortress is a 2016 French science fiction short film directed by Alain Bourret. The film presents a world of harmony and conformity within a united scientific-progressivist state.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The film is based on the 1921 novel We by the Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin and is related to We (a classic 1982 German film), La Jetée (a classic 1962 French photomontage film) and to 12 Monkeys (a very popular classic 1995 American film by director Terry Gilliam).

Plot

One thousand years after the One State's conquest of the entire world, the spaceship Integral is being built in order to invade and conquer extraterrestrial planets. Meanwhile, the project's chief engineer, D-503, begins a journal that he intends to be carried upon the completed spaceship.[2]

Cast

  • Alain Bourret (as Alan B) as Narrator
  • Pierre-Antoine Piter as D-503/Daniel
  • Amélie De Swarte as I-330/Iris
  • Julien Prost as The Well-Doer
  • Alexandre Bourret as The Spokesman
  • Axel Bourret as The Assistant Engineer
  • Axel Bourret as The Doctor
  • Fanny Storck as The Nurse

Reception

The Glass Fortress is an experimental film that employs a technique known as freeze frame, and is shot in black-and-white, which help support the grim atmosphere of the story's dystopian society.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Real, Willi (2015). "The Glass Fortress, based upon Yevgeny Zamyatin's We (first published in an English translation in 1924)". Academia.edu. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Wittick, Louis (June 6, 2016). "The Glass Fortress". SciFi4Ever.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Staff (April 29, 2016). "The Glass Fortress". ClockWorks2.org. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Staff (2018). "The Glass Fortress : Le court métrage". UnificationFrance.com (in French). Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. ^ Vialo, Orianne (June 27, 2016). "La dystopie au coeur de l'adaptation de Nous Autres, par Alain Bourret". ActuaLitte.com (in French). Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Staff (2016). "Rémi Orts Project & Alan B – The Glass Fortress - Film". Rémi Orts. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Staff (2016). "Rémi Orts Project & Alan B – The Glass Fortress - Music". Rémi Orts. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Staff (2016). "The Glass Fortress". Facebook. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
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