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Jean Image

Jean Image

Directing

Biography

Imre Hajdú ( 26 January 1911 – 21 October 1989) better known by his stage name Jean Image was a Hungarian-French director, script writer and producer of French animation films. His stage name, "Image" is based upon the French pronunciation of "Im-Haj", the first syllables of his name. In 1959, he participated in the creation of Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Jean Image was also the author of a book on animation titled "Le Dessin animé: initiation à la technique" (1979). He emigrated to France in 1932 where he worked on films and eventually produced several shorts on his own. After the war, influenced by the classic style of Walt Disney's films, he became the first French producer of the full-length animated film (Johnny the Giant Killer). In 1948, he founded the Films Jean Image company and in 1960 he devoted himself to producing television cartoon series. Two of these series (Kiri le Clown and Joe), have become very popular. His first wife was Eraine Image (born Germaine Suzanne Charvot). He was later married to France Image, with whom he co-wrote his later movies and series. Source: Article "Jean Image" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Aladdin and His Magic Lamp
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He travels to Aladdin's village, identified as being near the border with China, where he enlists Aladdin's help by pretending to be his long-lost uncle and offering to leave his wealth to Aladdin. At one point, the Magician character tells the story of his travels to China, India and Persia and we see a montage of these adventures and it's kind of interesting because of the way it invokes other cultures of the era. There is some unnecessary padding throughout as characters break into songs that do nothing but tell parts of Once upon a time, somewhere in Africa, a local magician dreamed of owning the Magic Lamp. Thanks to a Magic Ball he learned that the Lamp could be found in an Asian village and that only the innocent hand of a young person could snatch it. He traveled to the place, a village called Three Hill City, close to the Chinese border. There lived Aladdin

Aladdin and His Magic Lamp

1970Movie
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A plane from France is flying to America. A journalist, François, a passenger on the plane, is dozing in his seat, gazing at the magnificent spectacle of the starry sky. Suddenly, François rubs his eyes; in the middle of the Milky Way, he spots eight reindeer galloping, pulling Santa's sleigh; the entire team is moving parallel to and at the same speed as the plane. François grabs his typewriter and types a cable to New York: "Santa Claus is following the plane; we will arrive together in New York tomorrow morning." In New York, the announcement sent by the French journalist is displayed on a giant LED screen. The cable is sent several times, and an animated advertisement is inserted between each transmission. In the street, crowds gather to watch the LED screen. Inside a drugstore, all the customers also rush to see the announcement...

The Santa Visit

1956Movie