French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history. O Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 O The first book dedicated exclusively to this history O Explores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avoiding the clichs and conventions of HollywoodOs commercial cartoons O Includes more than 80 color and black and white images from the most influential films, from early silent animation to the recent internationally renowned Persepolis O Essential reading for anyone interested in the study of French film
Figures ix Plates xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1 Introduction: The Rise of Animation in France 1 The Beginnings of Animation 4 Stop-Motion Animation Attractions 19 2 Silent Animation: Emile Cohl and his Artisanal Legacy 22 Emile Cohl, Caricature, and the Rise of Studio Animation 22 Emile Cohl at Pathe, Eclipse, and Eclair Studios 36 Graphic Art and the Cartoon: Lortac and O'Galop 45 But is it Animation? French Avant-Garde and Moving Pictures 54 3 French Animation and the Coming of Sound 60 Ladislas Starewich's Fabled Puppets 61 Berthold Bartosch's L'Idee: A Working-Class Allegory 73 Jean Painleve's La Barbe bleue 78 Alexandre Alexeieff, Claire Parker, and the Pinscreen 82 Niche Cartoons: Lyrical Joie de vivre and the Surreal La Fortune enchantee 90 4 Toward an Alternative Studio Structure 99 Paul Grimault and the Artist-Owned Animation Studio 100 Transitional Animation: From High Art to Made-for-TV 107 Toward a New Era of Micro-Studios: Laguionie and Laloux 114 5 French Animation's Renaissance 124 Le Cartoon Plan 124 Michel Ocelot's Alternative Mode of Production 127 Comic Book Aesthetics and Niche Studios 139 Contemporary French Animation: 2006 and Beyond 149 6 Conclusion: French Animation Today 162 References 171 Further Reading 178 Index 181
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