French Animation History
1. Auflage März 2011
224 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
French Animation History is essential reading for anyone
interested in the history of animation, illuminating the
exceptional place France holds within that history.
* Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for
2011
* The first book dedicated exclusively to this
history
* Explores how French animators have forged their own visual
styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct
a distinct national style, while avoiding the clichés and
conventions of Hollywood's commercial cartoons
* 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
* Essential reading for anyone interested in the study of French
film
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 Pathé, 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'Idée: A Working-Class Allegory 73
Jean Painlevé's La Barbe bleue 78
Alexandre Alexeieff, Claire Parker, and the Pinscreen 82
Niche Cartoons: Lyrical Joie de vivre and the Surreal La Fortune enchantée 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
readable scholarly book that will appeal both to specialists in the
field and to the curious interested in this popular, and often
neglected, dimension of French filmmaking...Scholars of French film
and cultural studies are encouraged to have Neupert's book
added to their university library collection."
(H-France Review Vol. 1, 1 February 2013)
"The book jacket proclaims this the first history of French
animation; it is also rich, comprehensive, and absorbing. Summing
Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through
faculty and professionals." (Choice, 1 December 2011)
