Paul Grimault

Known for DirectingBorn 1905-03-23Died 1994-03-29Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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. Source: Article "Paul Grimault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.Read more

Movies & web series

Le Pèlerinage

The King and the Mockingbird

Turning Table

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

To Die in Madrid

S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là

¡Cuba Sí!

The Diamond

Drôle d'oiseau

Paul Grimault, image par image

De l'autre côté

King's Fool

The Dog Who Loved Music

L'Atalante

Coup de Torchon

The World at a Glance

Les Sportifs de la préhistoire

Chasseurs pêcheurs

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

The Tartlet

Noah's Ark

Little Claus and Big Claus

Marcel, your mother is calling you

The Greasy Pole

Fidelity

La Faim du monde

The Lower Depths

Enrico cuisinier

Beautiful Days of Celebration

The Little Collar

Fire Proofs

A Ship's Chef

Apple and Strawberry

The Laughter Congress

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

Niglo reporter

Time Machine

Gô among the birds

The Desert Island

The Enchanter is Enchanted

Le Concours de pêche

Mister Pipe does Painting

Right in a Mystery

Natcha

Phénomènes électriques

The Free Trade Hotel

Le Colisée

Levitan: That Night