French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history.
- Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011
- The first book dedicated exclusively to this history
- Explores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avoiding the clichés and conventions of Hollywood’s commercial cartoons
- Includes more than 80 color and black and white images from the most influential films, from early silent animation to the recent internationally renowned Persepolis
- Essential reading for anyone interested in the study of French film
