Friday, January 5, 2024

Mr. Bug Goes to France

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After Gulliver's Travels , released in 1939, Fleischer Studios' second feature film, Mr. Bug Goes to Town , was released by Paramoun...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Hansel and Gretel (1954)

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In 1954 RKO released an animated feature not made by Walt Disney! It was the first in America since Dave Flesicher's two features Gulliv...
Sunday, October 31, 2021

Early Silly Symphonies in France

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 A popular testing ground The "Silly Symphonies" are short animated films produced, and sometimes even directed by Walt Disney. Cr...
Monday, July 5, 2021

Lucie Dolène - Hollywood, no thanks ! Autobiography of a Disney princess

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  Lucie Dolène left us in 2020. For many French people, she remains the voice of Snow White or Mrs. Potts in the masterpieces of Walt Disne...
Sunday, March 7, 2021

The Viper and other unrealized projects [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 21]

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To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau , click here . The Viper While he died in early December ...
Friday, February 26, 2021

Jack [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 20]

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To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau , click here . A drama by Alphonse Daudet with Max de Rie...
Monday, February 15, 2021

Mr. Director [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 19]

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To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau , click here . A vaudeville for Vitagraph After a slump w...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Strange Adventure [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 18]

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To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau , click here . A well-documented stillborn film On this f...
Thursday, February 4, 2021

A Fly in the Ointment [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 17]

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To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau , click here . A play by Feydeau This film shows an inter...
Monday, January 25, 2021

At the station [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 16]

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To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau , click here . One or two plays? If we are to believe Cin...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

My Aunt of Honfleur [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 15]

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  To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau , click here . Planchet Armand Bernard For this film, R...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Light Heart [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 14]

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To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau , click here . A dynasty of screenwriters Here is a comed...