Jean Image

Emeric Hajdu (26 January 1910 in Budapest, Hungary - 21 October 1989 in Paris, France) better known by his stage name Jean Image was a director, script writer and producer of French animation films. He emigrated to France in 1932, in his youth. He then worked on sponsored films and he also made several shorts on his own. After the war, he became the first French author of a full-length animated film ("Jeannot l'Intrépide"). He was influenced by the classic style in Walt Disney's films. In 1948, he founds the Films Jean Image company. Later, in 1960, he dedicates himself to producing television cartoon series. Two of these series ("Kiri le Clown" and "Joe") will become very popular.

Jean Image is also the author of a book on animation entitled "Le Dessin animé : initiation à la technique" (1979).

Filmography

* "Les Noirs jouent et gagnent la révolte des notes" (1944)
* "Rhapsodie de Saturne" (1946)
* "Ballade Atomique" (1948)
* "Monsieur Tout-le-Monde" (1949)
* "Jeannot l'intrépide" (1950)
* "Bonjour Paris" (1952)
* "La Cigale et la fourmi" (1954)
* "Monsieur Victor ou La Machine à explorer le temps" (1955)
* "Le Loup et l'agneau" (1956)
* "Un grain de bon sens" (1956)
* "L'Aventure du Père Noël" (1956)
* "La Petite reine" (1958)
* "Kiri le clown" (TV series) (1966)
* "Aladin et la lampe merveilleuse" (1969)
* "Joe the Little Boom Boom (Joe petit boum-boum)" (1973)
* "Arago X 00 1" (TV series, 1972-1973)
* "Le Crayon magique" (1974)
* "Pluk, naufragé de l'espace" (1979)
* "Les Fabuleuses Aventures du legendaire Baron de Munchausen" (1979)
* "Le Secret des sélénites" (1983)
* "Les Rêves de Jeannot" (series, 1985-1986)

External links

* [http://www.jeanimage.com/ Jean Image] (in French)
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