Paul Grimault

Personal Info

Known For:
Directing

Birthday:
March 23, 1905

Place of Birth:
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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Paul Grimault

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2013 S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là Self (archive footage)
2012 Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo Self
2003 Drôle d'oiseau Self
2003 Paul Grimault, image par image Himself
1988 Turning Table Himself, The Jester
1981 Coup de Torchon Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")
1962 Le Pèlerinage
1958 Paris mange son pain Self
1936 The Crime of Monsieur Lange Typesetter (uncredited)
1936 The Lower Depths Uncredited
1934 L'Atalante Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
1934 The Free Trade Hotel
1933 Le Colisée The Barrel Organ Player
1932 Levitan: That Night Henri II
1931 The Séance Is Over Himself
Year TV Show Role
1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self
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