This lovely animation takes the old adage that life is like a merry-go-round and takes it literally. As an extended visual metaphor for a young girl growing up and achieving her independence it really is very well and sensitively done. Un Tour de Manege (
A Turn of the Gear) shows the journey from youth to adulthood with sensitivity and frankness.
I particularly like the use of pastel colors and the symbolism (did you see the wolves when she meets a boy?). Of course, in the end, she returns safely to the arms of her mother – but look at the knowing glance that she gives to the ‘camera’!
