{"product_id":"french-animation-history-isbn-9781444338362","title":"French Animation History","description":"\u003ci\u003eFrench Animation History\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first book dedicated exclusively to this \u003ci\u003ehistory\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avoiding the clichés and conventions of Hollywood’s commercial cartoons\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes more than 80 color and black and white images from the most influential films, from early silent animation to the recent internationally renowned \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssential reading for anyone interested in the study of French film\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlates xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: The Rise of Animation in France 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginnings of Animation 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop-Motion Animation Attractions 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Silent Animation: Emile Cohl and his Artisanal Legacy 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmile Cohl, Caricature, and the Rise of Studio Animation 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmile Cohl at Pathé, Eclipse, and Eclair Studios 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphic Art and the Cartoon: Lortac and O’Galop 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut is it “Animation?” French Avant-Garde and Moving Pictures 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 French Animation and the Coming of Sound 60\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLadislas Starewich’s Fabled Puppets 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBerthold Bartosch’s L’Idée: A Working-Class Allegory 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJean Painlevé’s La Barbe bleue 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlexandre Alexeieff, Claire Parker, and the Pinscreen 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNiche Cartoons: Lyrical Joie de vivre and the Surreal La Fortune enchantée 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Toward an Alternative Studio Structure 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Grimault and the Artist-Owned Animation Studio 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransitional Animation: From High Art to Made-for-TV 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a New Era of Micro-Studios: Laguionie and Laloux 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 French Animation’s Renaissance 124\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLe Cartoon Plan 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichel Ocelot’s Alternative Mode of Production 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComic Book Aesthetics and Niche Studios 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary French Animation: 2006 and Beyond 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Conclusion: French Animation Today 162\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 181\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“French Animation History is a richly informed and highly readable scholarly book that will appeal both to specialists in the field and to the curious interested in this popular, and often neglected, dimension of French filmmaking...Scholars of French film and cultural studies are encouraged to have Neupert’s book added to their university library collection.”  (\u003ci\u003eH-France Review Vol. 1\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \"The book jacket proclaims this the first history of French animation; it is also rich, comprehensive, and absorbing. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.\" (Choice, 1 December 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Neupert\u003c\/b\u003e is the Wheatley Professor of the Arts and a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in Film Studies at the University of Georgia.  His previous books include \u003ci\u003eA History of the French New Wave Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eThe End: Narration and Closure in the Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as translations from French of \u003ci\u003eAesthetics of Film\u003c\/i\u003e (Aumont, et al) and \u003ci\u003eThe French New Wave\u003c\/i\u003e (Marie).  Animation began in France, and for over 100 years French animators have remained devoted to their own artistic and technical traditions. Today, France is the third largest producer of animation in the world, and French animation is truly a unique product of the country’s rich cultural, economic, and technical background.   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrench Animation History\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book dedicated exclusively to this vital element in the history of cinema, and reveals how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avoiding the clichés and conventions of Hollywood’s commercial cartoons. During the past decade, scores of important French animated films have been restored and released on DVD from archival prints, making many of the titles mentioned in the book available for classroom use for the first time. The book includes more than 80 color and black and white images from the most influential films, from early silent animation to the internationally renowned \u003ci\u003ePersepolis.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrench Animation History\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the study of French animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within the history of world cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989244559589,"sku":"NP9781444338362","price":121.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444338362.jpg?v=1761783356","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/french-animation-history-isbn-9781444338362","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}