The Canterbury Tales (animated film series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Canterbury Tales |
| Country of production |
United Kingdom of Russia |
| original language |
English Middle English |
| Year (s) | 1998-2000 |
| Production company |
Christmas Films |
| length | 28 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 in 2 seasons |
| genre | animation |
| idea |
Jonathan Myerson Geoffrey Chaucer (template) |
| production |
Catrin Unwin Renat Zinnurow |
| First broadcast | December 21, 1998 on BBC, S4 / C |
The Canterbury Tales ( Russian Кентерберийские рассказы , Kenterberiskije rasskasy ) is a Russian-British animated film series that was broadcast in three episodes in 1998 and 2000. It is based on episodes from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales .
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A group of travelers make a pilgrimage from London to the grave of Thomas Beckett in Canterbury. To pass the time, they tell each other different stories.
Production and construction
The Canterbury Tales consists of the three episodes Leaving London , Arriving at Canterbury and The Journey Back . The first two episodes aired on BBC 2 on December 21 and 22, 1998; Episode three first ran on television on October 18, 2000. All three episodes were released on DVD in 2005.
Three short animation films were embedded in each of the episodes, which were animated using different techniques - including animation, clay animation and puppet animation - and were made by different directors:
Leaving London
- The Nun's Priest's Tale - Director: Ashley Potter , Dave Antrobus (Pizazz; now Studio AKA)
- The Knight's Tale - Dave Antrobus, Mic Graves (Pizazz)
- The Wife of Bath's Tale - Joanna Quinn
Arriving at Canterbury
- The Franklin's Tale - Damian Gascoigne (Picasso Pictures)
- The Merchant's Tale - Valery Ugarov
- The Pardoner's Tale - Sergei Olifirenko
The Journey Back
- The Squire's Tale - Iain Gardner (Jumping Jack)
- The Canon's Servant's Tale - Aida Sjablikowa
- The Miller's and The Reeve's Tales - Deiniol Morris (Aaargh!)
Awards
The Canterbury Tales was nominated in 1999 for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ", but could not prevail against Bunny . In 1999 the series also received a BAFTA in the “ Best Animated Short Film ” category .
Ashley Potter, Les Mills and Joanna Quinn received an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation" for The Nun's Priest's Tale in 1999 . For the second episode, Penélope Middleboe was awarded a BAFTA Cymru Award in the category "Best Animation" in 2000. Jonathan Myerson received the prize for best short film at the 2000 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema.
Web links
- The Canterbury Tales in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Canterbury Tales on bcdb.com