French and French-language Films
Résistance: an allegory of rebellion against a police state regime
Alex Chauvet, Anna Le Danois, Quentin Foulon, Fabien Glasse, Juliette Jean, Julie Narat, “Résistance” (2016)
Tag: Animated Films
Alien Infinity: futuristic SF noir meets monsters
Darkus Marque, “Alien Infinity” (2015) Made during his spare time between January and August 2015,
Watership Down: exploring political freedom in the form of a foundation myth
Martin Rosen, John Hubley, “Watership Down” (1978) A vivid and beautifully presented tale, this British
Senga Tsubo: a tale within a tale about gratitude and returning favours
Sanae Yamamoto, “Senga Tsubo” (1925) Said to be the first animated film commission by the
A folk tale with a moral in “Kyoiku senga: Ubasuteyama”
Sanae Yamamoto, “Kyoiku senga: Ubasuteyama” (1925) A restored animation, “Ubasuteyama” is based on a traditional
Tora-chan no Makan Mushi: warning children to behave well at work
Kenzo Masaoka, “Tora-chan no Makan Mushi” (1950) In the last cartoon to feature Tora-chan (Little
Tora-chan to Hanayome: family friction in a crude slapstick cartoon
Kenzo Masaoka, “Tora-chan to Hanayome” (1948) The last three animated films made by Kenzo Masaoka
Suteneko Tora-chan: a charming and graceful film on the plight of war orphans and keeping society together
Kenzo Masaoka, “Suteneko Tora-chan” (1947) A charming film about an orphaned kitten found and adopted
The Bear Dodger: a tale advising children to choose their friends carefully
Noburo Ofuji, “The Bear Dodger” (1948) Made in 1948 but with characters drawn in a
Tengu Taiji: a lively and comical animated folk tale from an early Japanese pioneer
Noburu Ofuji aka Fuyo Koyamano, “Tengu Taiji” (1934) A very comical tale about a town
