Paul Grimault

Also Known As: ポール・グリモー, Pōru gurimō, Поль Гримо, Pol' Grimo, 保罗·格里莫, Bǎoluó·gé lǐ mò, بول جريمولت, bul jirimult, 폴 그리 모, pol geuli mo

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.

Department: Directing

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

Adult: No

Birthday: March 23, 1905

Age: 120 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: March 29, 1994

Popularity:

1.50%

Known For:

Coup de Torchon
Turning Table
The Séance Is Over
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
Levitan: That Night
Paris mange son pain
L'Atalante
Le Colisée
The Free Trade Hotel
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
The Lower Depths
Le Pèlerinage
Drôle d'oiseau
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