French Animation History Book

Figures.

Plates.

Acknowledgments.

1. Introduction: The Rise of Animation in France.

The Beginnings of Animation.

Stop-Motion Animation Attractions.

2. Silent Animation: Emile Cohl and his Artisanal Legacy.

Emile Cohl, Caricature, and the Rise of Studio Animation.

Emile Cohl at Pathé, Eclipse, and Eclair Studios.

Graphic Art and the Cartoon: Lortac and O’Galop.

But is it “Animation?” French Avant-Garde and Moving Pictures.

3. French Animation and the Coming of Sound.

Ladislas Starewich’s Fabled Puppets.

Berthold Bartosch’s L’Idée: A Working-Class Allegory.

Jean Painlevé’s La Barbe bleue.

Alexandre Alexeieff, Claire Parker, and the Pinscreen.

Niche Cartoons: Lyrical Joie de vivre and the Surreal La Fortune enchantée.

4. Toward an Alternative Studio Structure.

Paul Grimault and the Artist-Owned Animation Studio.

Transitional Animation: From High Art to Made-for-TV.

Toward A New Era of Micro-Studios: Laguionie and Laloux.

5. French Animation’s Renaissance.

Le Cartoon Plan.

Michel Ocelot’s Alternative Mode of Production.

Comic Book Aesthetics and Niche Studios.

Contemporary French Animation: 2006 and Beyond.

6. Conclusion: French Animation Today.

References.

Further Reading.

Index.