Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault (23 March 1905 – 29 March 1994) was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature.
His most important work is Le Roi et l'oiseau, which ultimately took over 30 years to produce. He began it as La Bergère et le Ramoneur (The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep) in 1948 and it was highly anticipated, but Grimault's partner André Sarrut showed the film unfinished in 1952, against Grimault's wishes. This caused a rift between partners and a stop in production. In 1967, Grimault got possession of the film and subsequently was able to complete it in 1980 under a new title, Le Roi et l'oiseau, incorporating some footage from the original and re-hiring the original animators, together with some new, younger ones. There are many names for it in English that have been used in various releases, including: The King and the Bird (literal), The King and the Mockingbird, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird and The King and Mr. Bird (1980).
He also collected his best shorts in a retrospective compilation movie, La table tournante (1988), which is included in the deluxe edition of Le Roi et l'oiseau.
In 1936 Grimault founded, with André Sarrut, Les Gémeaux, which was the second significant French animation venture, following the work of Émile Cohl, which had closed years earlier. During World War II, Americans films being unavailable, its films found a captive audience. The studio produced a number of shorts, then closed its doors in 1952 following the expense of making La Bergère et le Ramoneur, which was the first feature-length French animated movie.
Grimault was part of the agitprop group Groupe Octobre. At this group he met Jacques Prévert, with whom he went on to collaborate on several animated films, most notably Le roi et l'oiseau.
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Fotos
Filmes (67)
The Animated World of Paul Grimault
2019 · Director, Animation
S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
2012 · Self
Drôle d'oiseau
2003 · Self
Paul Grimault, image par image
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Turning Table
1988 · Self / The Jester (voice), Director, Writer, Screenplay
King's Fool
1988 · Director, Screenplay
Coup de Torchon
1981 · Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")
The King and the Mockingbird
1980 · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Writer
The World at a Glance
1975 · Screenplay, Director
One, Two, Three...
1974 · Producer
The Dog Who Loved Music
1973 · Director, Screenplay
Les Sportifs de la préhistoire
1972 · Director, Screenplay
Chasseurs pêcheurs
1971 · Director, Screenplay
The Diamond
1970 · Director, Screenplay
Noah's Ark
1967 · Producer
The Little Story of a Negligible Tale
1967 · Producer
The Tartlet
1967 · Producer
The Young Lady and the Cellist
1965 · Producer
Little Claus and Big Claus
1964 · Set Decoration, Art Direction
To Die in Madrid
1963 · Animation
Le Pèlerinage
1962
¡Cuba Sí!
1961 · Special Effects Coordinator
Marcel, your mother is calling you
1961 · Producer
The Greasy Pole
1960 · Director, Screenplay
Fidelity
1959 · Director, Screenplay
Paris mange son pain
1958 · Self
La Faim du monde
1957 · Director, Screenplay
Enrico cuisinier
1956 · Screenplay, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Beautiful Days of Celebration
1955 · Director, Writer
The Little Collar
1954 · Director
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953 · Director of Photography, Director, Cinematography, Storyboard, Screenplay
Fire Proofs
1953 · Director, Writer
Forgotten Stones
1952 · Producer
The Legend of Silk
1951 · Director, Screenplay
A Ship's Chef
1951 · Director, Writer
Apple and Strawberry
1951 · Director
The Laughter Congress
1950 · Supervising Animation Director, Director, Screenplay, Director of Operations
The Little Soldier
1947 · Storyboard, Director, Writer, Screenplay
The Magic Flute
1946 · Director, Screenplay
Niglo reporter
1945 · Writer, Director, Screenplay
The Lightning Rod Thief
1944 · Director, Writer
The Passengers of Ursa Major
1943 · Screenplay, Director, Editor
The Scarecrow
1943 · Director, Writer
The Note Seller
1942 · Director, Screenplay
Time Machine
1942 · Director, Screenplay
Gô among the birds
1939 · Writer, Director, Screenplay
Le Messager de la lumière
1938 · Screenplay, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Desert Island
1938 · Director, Screenplay
Safe and Sound
1938 · Director, Screenplay
The Enchanter is Enchanted
1938 · Director, Screenplay
Le Concours de pêche
1937 · Writer, Director, Screenplay
The Lower Depths
1936 · Uncredited
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
1936 · Typesetter (uncredited)
Mister Pipe does Painting
1936 · Director, Screenplay
Right in a Mystery
1936 · Director, Screenplay
Natcha
1936 · Director, Screenplay
Phénomènes électriques
1935 · Director, Writer
The Free Trade Hotel
1934
L'Atalante
1934 · Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
Le Colisée
1933 · The Barrel Organ Player
Levitan: That Night
1932 · Henri II
The Executed
1932 · Director, Screenplay
The Séance Is Over
1931 · Himself, Writer, Director
The Wardrobe
1931 · Director
Brummel
1929 · Director
Land ho!
· Director, Screenplay
