A press cartoonist, especially the world and A chained duckBut also the author of award-winning documentary comics and graphic reports, Aurelien Froment, better known by the pseudonym Aurel, embarks on an adventure in animated feature films in 2020.
Fascinated by the extraordinary story of cartoonist Josep Bartoli, who, after fleeing his native Spain after the civil war, found himself stranded in a French refugee camp, Aurel decides to pay tribute to him.
With its story telling, but also thanks to its graphic style staging. Sketches wrap shoulders with clear lines, watercolor gives way to charcoal here and there, and pictures, at least sometimes, come alive to the rhythm of music.
When he left, Josep did not go unnoticed. Crowned the best animated film of 2021 at the 46th César ceremony, crowned at the Annecy and Athens International Film Festivals, the feature film was a critical success.
like Persepolis, Josep Befitting these great animated films, as sublime and inspired in their form as they are rich and exciting in their content. A story of history urgently (re)discovered!
Josep Aurel with Serge Lopez, David Marsais, Silvia Pérez Cruz…
from the age of 10
Tonight on France 4 at 9 p.m.
Source: Allocine
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