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René Laloux

René Laloux

Born: July 13, 1929
Died: March 14, 2004
in Paris, France
René Laloux was born in Paris in 1929 and went to art school to study painting. After some time working in advertising, he got a job in a psychiatric institution where he began experimenting in animation with the interns. It is at the psychiatric institution that he made 1960's Monkey's Teeth (Les Dents du Singe), in collaboration with Paul Grimault's studio, and using a script written by the Cour Cheverny's interns. Another important collaborator of his was Roland Topor with whom Laloux made Dead Time (Les Temps Morts, 1964), The Snails (Les Escargots, 1965) and his most famous work, the feature length Fantastic Planet (La Planète Sauvage, 1973). Laloux also worked with Jean Giraud (Mœbius) to create the lesser known film Les Maîtres du temps (Time Masters), released in 1982. Laloux's 1988 film, Gandahar, was released in the US as Light Years, and made in cooperation with the artist Caza. The US version was redubbed by Harvey Weinstein, from a screenplay adapted by Isaac Asimov. The US version was not as successful as the French version, grossing less than $400,000 on its release. Laloux died of a heart attack on March 14, 2004 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.

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Fantastic Laloux
Title: Fantastic Laloux
Character: Self
Released: December 8, 2010
Type: Movie
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A short documentary about the life of director and artist René Laloux, featuring an interview with Laloux from 2001.
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Title: De l'autre côté
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 1989
Type: TV
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Animation TV magazine.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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Little Claus and Big Claus
Title: Little Claus and Big Claus
Character: Un tanneur
Released: December 25, 1964
Type: Movie
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Once upon a time there lived in the same village two men bearing the very same name. One of them chanced to possess four horses, the other had only one horse, so, by way of distinguishing them from each other, the proprietor of four horses was called "Great Claus," and he who owned but one horse was known as "Little Claus"...
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