René Laloux
René Laloux (born July 13, 1929 in Paris , † March 14, 2004 in Angoulême ) was a French director and painter .
Laloux is best known for a series of fantastic cartoons that he created in collaboration with some top-class artists. These include Roland Topor , Jean 'Moebius' Giraud , Isaac Asimov and Stefan Wul . He made his first film with patients in a psychiatric clinic in which he was working at the time. His films, especially “ Rulers of Time ” (orig. “Les Maîtres du temps”) and “Der phantastische Planet” (orig. “ La Planète sauvage ”), are now considered cult films. With the latter, he won a special prize at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1973 .
Filmography
- 1957: Tic-Tac
- 1958: Les Achalunés
- 1960: Les Dents you sing
- 1964: Les Temps morts
- 1965: Les Escargots
- 1973: The fantastic planet (La Planète sauvage)
- 1975: Le jeu
- 1977: Les hommes machines contre Gandahar
- 1982: Rulers of Time (Les Maîtres du temps)
- 1984: La Maîtrise de la qualité
- 1987: Comment Wang-Fo fut sauvé
- 1987: La prisonnière
- 1988: Gandahar
- 1998: L'Œil du loup
Web links
- René Laloux in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- René Laloux Special at arte
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laloux, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French director and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2004 |
| Place of death | Angoulême |