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100 Animated Feature Films
About this book
Twenty years ago, animated features were widely perceived as cartoons for children. Today, though, they encompass an astonishing range of films, styles and techniques. There is the powerful adult drama of Waltz with Bashir; the Gallic sophistication of Belleville Rendez-Vous; the eye-popping violence of Japan's Akira; and the stop-motion whimsy of Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Andrew Osmond provides an entertaining and illuminating guide to the endlessly diverse world of animated features, with entries on 100 of the most interesting and important animated films from around the world, from the 1920s to the present day. There are key studio brands such as Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks, but there are also recognised auteur directors such as America's Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and Japan's Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away). Technologies such as motion-capture, used in films such as Avatar, blur the distinctions between live-action and animation. Meanwhile, lone artists such as Nina Paley (Sita Sings the Blues) and Bill Plympton (Idiots and Angels) make entire films by themselves. Blending in-depth history and criticism, 100 Animated Feature Films balances the blockbusters with local success stories from Eastern Europe to Hong Kong. There are entries on Dreamworks' Shrek, Pixar's Toy Story, and Disney's The Jungle Book, but you will also find pieces on Germany's silhouette-based The Adventures of Prince Achmed, the oldest surviving animated feature; on the thirty year production of Richard Williams' legendary opus, The Thief and the Cobbler; and on the lost work of Argentina's Quirino Cristiani, who reputedly made the first animated feature in 1917.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Lotte Reiniger, 1926
- Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988
- Aladdin, John Musker, Ron Clements, 1992
- Alice, Jan Svankmajer, 1988
- Alice in Wonderland, Dallas Bower, 1948
- Allegro non troppo, Bruno Bozzetto, 1977
- American Pop, Ralph Bakshi, 1981
- Animal Farm, John Halas, Joy Batchelor, 1954
- Antz, Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson, 1998
- El Apostol, Quirino Cristiani, 1917
- Avatar, James Cameron, 2009
- Azur & Asmar: The Princesâ Quest, Michel Ocelot, 2006
- Bambi, David Hand, 1942
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Curt Geda, 2000
- Beauty and the Beast, Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, 1991
- Belleville Rendez-Vous, Sylvain Chomet, 2003
- Cinderella, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, 1950
- Comet Quest: The Adventures of Mark Twain, Will Vinton, 1985
- Coraline, Henry Selick, 2009
- Dumbo, Ben Sharpsteen, 1941
- The Emperorâs Nightingale, JirĂ Trnka, MiloĹĄ Makovec, 1949
- The Fabulous World of Jules Verne, Karel Zeman, 1958
- Fantasia, various, 1940
- Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson, 2009
- Fantastic Planet, RenĂŠ Laloux, 1973
- Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, Bill Kroyer, 1992
- Finding Nemo, Andrew Stanton, 2003
- Fritz the Cat, Ralph Bakshi, 1972
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Mamoru Oshii, 2004
- The Girl Who Leapt through Time, Mamoru Hosoda, 2006
- Grave of the Fireflies, Isao Takahata, 1988
- Happy Feet, George Miller, 2006
- Hoppity Goes to Town, Dave Fleischer, 1941
- How to Train Your Dragon, Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, 2010
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, 1996
- Ice Age, Chris Wedge, 2002
- Idiots and Angels, Bill Plympton, 2008
- The Illusionist, Sylvain Chomet, 2010
- The Incredibles, Brad Bird, 2004
- The Iron Giant, Brad Bird, 1999
- Ivan and His Magic Pony, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, 1947/1975
- The Jungle Book, Wolfgang Reitherman, 1967
- Kikiâs Delivery Service, Hayao Miyazaki, 1989
- King Kong, Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933
- Kung Fu Panda, John Stevenson, Mark Osborne, 2008
- Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Hayao Miyazaki, 1986
- Lilo and Stitch, Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, 2002
- The Lion King, Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff, 1994
- The Little Norse Prince, Isao Takahata, 1968
- Memories, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Otomo, 1995
- A Midsummer Nightâs Dream, JirĂ Trnka, 1959
- Mind Game, Masaaki Yuasa, 2004
- Monsters, Inc., Pete Docter, 2001
- My Life as McDull, Toe Yuen, 2001
- My Neighbour Totoro, Hayao Miyazaki, 1988
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, Hideaki Anno, Tsurumaki Kazuya, 1997
- Nezha Conquers the Dragon King, Yan Dingxian, Wang Shuchen, Xu Jingda, 1979
- Night on the Galactic Railroad, Gisaburo Sugii, 1985
- The Nightmare before Christmas, Henry Selick, 1993
- Ninja Scroll, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, 1993
- One Hundred and One Dalmations, Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, 1961
- Only Yesterday, Isao Takahata, 1991
- Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud, 2007
- Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, Ivo Caprino, 1975
- Pinocchio, Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske, 1940
- The Polar Express, Robert Zemeckis, 2004
- Ponyo, Hayao Miyazaki, 2008
- Porco Rosso, Hayao Miyazaki, 1992
- The Prince of Egypt, Simon Wells, Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, 1998
- Princess Mononoke, Hayao Miyazaki, 1997
- The Rescuers, John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens, 1977
- Rock & Rule, Clive Smith, 1983
- Le Roi et lâoiseau, Paul Grimault, 1980
- Le Roman de Renard, Ladislas and Irène Starewitch, 1937
- A Scanner Darkly, Richard Linklater, 2006
- The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb, Dave Borthwick, 1993
- The Secret of Kells, Tomm Moore, 2009
- The Secret of NIMH, Don Bluth, 1982
- Shrek, Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, 2001
- Sita Sings the Blues, Nina Paley, 2008
- The Sky Crawlers, Mamoru Oshii, 2008
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, David Hand, 1937
- Son of White Mare, Marcell Jankovics, Elek Lisziak, 1981
- South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, Trey Parker, 1999
- Spirited Away, Hayao Miyazaki, 2001
- Summer Wars, Mamoru Hosoda, 2009
- The Thief and the Cobbler, Richard Williams, 1995
- A Thousand and One Nights, Eiichi Yamamoto, Osamu Tezuka, 1969
- The Three Caballeros, Norman Ferguson, 1944
- Tokyo Godfathers, Satoshi Kon, 2003
- Toy Story, John Lasseter, 1995
- Up, Pete Docter, 2009
- Wallace & Gromit in the The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Nick Park, Steve Box, 2005
- WALL¡E, Andrew Stanton, 2008
- Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman, 2008
- Watership Down, Martin Rosen, 1978
- When the Wind Blows, Jimmy Murakami, 1986
- Whisper of the Heart, Yoshifumi Kondo, 1995
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robert Zemeckis, 1988
- Yellow Submarine, George Dunning, 1968
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- List of Illustrations
- eCopyright