38th edition
17-25 january 2026

The Swedish Woman

La Svedese

Nicolas Liguori

Image The Swedish Woman
Belgium
2007 Fiction 9 min
A couple meet and fall in love in the blinding light of summer. She discovers Naples, its religious processions and silent museums. He films the arid slopes of the volcano. A moving tribute to the encounter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini.
Screenplay : Nicolas Liguori
Animation : Nicolas Liguori, Anne-Laure Totaro
Sound : Hugues Praet, Cyrille Lauwerier, Falter, Bramnck, marie-Jeanne Wijckmans, Luc Thomas
Music : Marc Perrone
Production : La Boîte, ... Productions, Les Films du Nord, Digit Anima, Studio Suivez Mon Regard, Vivement Lundi !
Graduated of the Animation DMA at Roubaix's ESAAT School in 2001, he starts working as animator on the animated feature La Prophétie des Grenouilles and the short film Chahut. Then, he directs the background design for Arnaud Demuynck's Signes de Vie and Benoît Razy hires him as graphic author for his short Marottes in 2005. La Svedese is his first film.