Selection of French animation from "Resulotely Animated" collection by French Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministére des Affaires Entrangéres et Européennes / Direction Génerale de la Coopération Internationale et du Développement)

In collaboration with Institute Français D' Athènes

THE SHORT AND THE LONG OF IT / Du court Au Long

O1. THE LIGHTHING ROD THIEF, 9’ 35’’
France 1944
Direction: Paul Grimault
Technique: Drawn on film
Production: Les Gémeaux
Dialogues: No

Niglo steals the platinum ends of lightening rods and sometimes even the rods themselves. The police are on his trail...



02. THE SNALS, 10’ 48’’
France 1965
Direction: René Drawings in Celluloid Laloux & Roland Topor
Technique: Drawn on film
Production: SDFAC
Dialogues: No

A peasant cries over his puny lettuce ... and suddenly the start to grow out of all proportions. Snails devour them an having their appetites wetted destroy everything in front of them before lighting to death amongst themselves.



03. HEART’S FLIGHT, 9’ 14’’
France 1973
Direction: Piotr Kamler
Technique: Draw on film
Production: Les Films De La Riviér, Service De la Recherche De L’ORTF
Dialogues: No

This fantastic, poetic, enigmatic and bracing fable tells you that it is always the walker that hold the tightrope wires and that it is no use running with a single heart since two are enough to stop time.



04. POTR’ AND THE SEA-MAIDEN, 12’ 01’
France 1974
Direction: Jean-Françoise Laguionie
Technique: Cutout animation
Production: Corona Cinématografica
Dialogues: Yes (France)

Popular tale for italian TV. Through love and awkwardness, a fisherman and a mermaid try to buy their differencess...



05. THE THREE INVENTORS, 12’ 51’’
France 1980
Direction: Michel Ocelot
Technique: Cutout animation
Production: aaa-Animation Art Graphique Audiovisuel
Dialogues: Yes (France)

Three inventors invent some nice machines, but when they show them to people they don’t want them, and take the inventors for wizards.