Paul Grimault
Pub. Date
1942.
Description
A collection of newly restored short films from the imagination of Paul Grimault, an icon of French animation. Le Marchand de notes (The Note Seller), 1942, 10 min L’Épouvantail (The Scarecrow), 1946, 10 min Les Passagers de la Grande Ourse, (The Passengers of the Great Bear), 1943, 9 min Le Voleur de paratonnerres (The LIghtning Rod Thief), 1946, 10 min La Flûte magique (The Magic Flute), 1946, 9 min Le Petit Soldat (The Little Soldier), 1948,...
Pub. Date
1980.
Description
King Charles rules Takicardie with an iron fist. He's infatuated with a beautiful shepherdess, and wants to force her to marry him, but she loves a chimneysweep. They befriend a mockingbird who lives in the palace and decide to run away together. The King's police pick up the fugitives' trail and are led on a wild chase through the futuristic palace. The shepherdess and the chimneysweep flee, pursued by the wicked policemen on their flying machines,...