Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault (born March 23, 1905 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , † March 29, 1994 in Mesnil-Saint-Denis ) was one of the most important French cartoons and directors.
He became known from 1937 for his children's and fairy tale films , which were initially produced as short films and later as cartoons.
His short film The Little Soldier (1947) based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen to the Jacques Prévert wrote the script, got the prize for the best animated film at the Festival of Venice in 1948, together with Melody Time of Walt Disney .
His best known and most personal work is The King and the Bird . The French master of animation has been working on Andersen's The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep since 1947 . After his work was performed in a defaced version in 1953, according to Grimault, he acquired the rights to the cartoon in 1966 and designed his personal version at the age of 75. The new version, which contains dialogues and chanson texts by Jacques Prévert, has won several international awards.
In 1979 Paul Grimault won the Louis Delluc Prize for The King and the Bird . In 1989 he was awarded the Honorary Prize of the French César Film Prize.
Filmography
- 1936: The crime of Mr. Lange (Le Crime de monsieur Lange)
- 1936: Night Asylum (Les Bas-fonds) (film role)
- 1937: Phénomènes électriques (worldwide first application in a cartoon of the hypergonar lens by Professor Henri Chrétien )
- 1938: Le messager de la lumière
- 1942: Le marchand de notes
- 1942: Les passagers de la Grande Ourse
- 1943: L'epouvantail (Prix Emile Reynaud)
- 1944: The thief of the lightning rod (Le voleur de paratonnerres)
- 1946: La flûte magique ( Cannes Festival 1947)
- 1947: The Little Soldier (Le petit soldat) ( Venice Festival 1948)
- 1950: The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep (La bergère et le ramoneur) (Grand Jury Prize at the XIII Venice Biennale 1952)
- 1956: Enrico Cuisinier
- 1970: Le diamant
- 1979: The King and the Bird (Le roi et l'oiseau)
- 1988: Move tables (La table tournante)
Web links
- Paul Grimault in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grimault, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French animator and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1994 |
| Place of death | Mesnil-Saint-Denis |