老夫婦のジムとヒルダは、イギリスの片田舎で年金生活をおくっていた。しかし、世界情勢は日に日に悪化の一途をたどっていく。ある日、東西陣営による戦争が勃発したことを知ったジムとヒルダは、政府が発行したパンフレットに従い、保存食の用意やシェルターの作成といった準備を始める。 そして突然、ラジオから3分後に核ミサイルが飛来すると告げられる。命からがらシェルターに逃げ込んだジムとヒルダは爆発の被害をかろうじて避けられたが、互いに励まし合いながらも放射線によって蝕まれ、次第に衰弱していく。
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脚本: レイモンド・ブリッグズ
音楽: Roger Waters
制作: ジョン・コーツ / Iain Harvey
制作会社: Penguin Books / British Screen Productions / TVC London / Meltdown Productions / Film4 Productions
“When The Wind Blows” is a heartbreaking, horrendous, portrayal of the fallout following a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom. Based on the book by “The Snowman” creator Raymond Briggs, this film manages to show the full horror of an elderly couples experiences once missiles have struck. Opening with real Cold War era footage accompanied by David Bowie’s haunting theme song, “When The Wind Blows” follows similar animation style to that of Briggs other famous works. ( “The Snowman” , “The Snowman and the Snow Dog” ) Such dark narrative seems unfitting for this animation style but it works perfectly. The innocence of the two main characters as they desperately try to follow official advice while believing their idyllic village life will one day return to normal is heartbreaking. It’s impossible not to warm to Jim and Hilda as they slowly succumb to the effects of radiation sickness and the realisation of what has become of the World they knew. What is extremely clever is how the narrative incorporates the official United Kingdom protect and survive leaflet issued at the time by the government of the day. This adds realism to the proceedings as Jim and Hilda carry out the instructions in the leaflet, clearly unaware of the absurdity and horror of their situation. Brilliantly written and heightened through the animation the story and premise is starkly worrying today as it was in 1986
