The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
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The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

8.0 / 10 2022 55mNR French
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist and self-taught inventor Jean Dejoux (1922-2015), whose creation was intended to revolutionize the animation industry.

Cast & Crew

JC

Jacques Chaussepied

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead
Christine Dejoux

Christine Dejoux

Self

MC

Maurice Corbet

Self

PM

Pierre Mandrin

Self

BS

Bernard Spehner

Self

JG

Jean-Baptiste Garnero

Self

Serge Bromberg

Serge Bromberg

Self

ML

Melinda Littlejohn

Self

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thierry Dejean's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker