France, 1980
Director: Paul Grimault
Cast: Jean Martin, Pascal Mazzotti, Agnès Viala, Renaud Marx
Screenwriter: Jacques Prévert, Paul Grimault
Cinematography: Gerard Soirant
Music: Wojciech Kilar
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 embedded in 1.66:1
Language: French with English subtitles; English-dubbed
Running Time: 87 minutes
Synopsis:
Based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, the wildly satirical The King and the Mockingbird follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king. A masterpiece of traditional hand-drawn cell animation, The King and the Mockingbird is credited by celebrated Japanese animators Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata as inspiring the creation of their own studio, the now world-famous Studio Ghibli. Its influence can also be felt in such films as Brad Bird's The Iron Giant.
Awards and Recognition:
Prix Louis Delluc, 1979
Official Selection (New York Film Festival, 2014)
Restoration:
Supervised by Studiocanal, the restoration of the film took place over two and a half years. The technical work (photochemical and digital restoration of the image and restoration of the sound) was carried out by a team led by Beatrice Valbin at Soho Images, Laboratories Éclair, and Dubbing Brothers
