René Laloux

Born: July 13, 1929 - Died: March 14, 2004 (74 years)

Paris, France

René Laloux was born in Paris in 1929 and went to art school to study painting. After some time working in advertising, he got a job in a psychiatric institution where he began experimenting in animation with the interns. It is at the psychiatric institution that he made 1960's Monkey's Teeth (Les Dents du Singe), in collaboration with Paul Grimault's studio, and using a script written by the Cour Cheverny's interns. Another important collaborator of his was Roland Topor with whom Laloux made Dead Time (Les Temps Morts, 1964), The Snails (Les Escargots, 1965) and his most famous work, the feature length Fantastic Planet (La Planète Sauvage, 1973). Laloux also worked with Jean Giraud (Mœbius) to create the lesser known film Les Maîtres du temps (Time Masters), released in 1982. Laloux's 1988 film, Gandahar, was released in the US as Light Years, and made in cooperation with the artist Caza. The US version was redubbed by Harvey Weinstein, from a screenplay adapted by Isaac Asimov. The US version was not as successful as the French version, grossing less than $400,000 on its release. Laloux died of a heart attack on March 14, 2004 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.

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Movies Directed (13)

Movies as Crew (17)

TV Shows as Crew (2)

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Series Composition, Series Director, Original Series Creator, Art Direction, Original Series Design, Original Concept, Original Story, Writer, Screenplay, Creator

May 19, 1989

Ernest the Vampire

Music Supervisor, Art Direction, Editor, Controller

May 19, 1989

René Laloux

Gandahar

How Wang-Fo Was Saved

The Captive

Quality Control

Time Masters

The Machine-Men

The Game

Fantastic Planet

The Snails

Dead Times

Monkey's Teeth

The Achalunés

Tick Tack

De l'autre côté

Fantastic Laloux

Little Claus and Big Claus

De L'Orphelin de Perdide aux Maîtres du Temps

De l'autre côté

Spécial cinéma

The Rain Children

The Eye of the Wolf

The Chimerical Staircase

Gandahar

How Wang-Fo Was Saved

The Captive

Quality Control

Time Masters

The Machine-Men

The Game

Fantastic Planet

The mountain giving birth

The Snails

Dead Times

Monkey's Teeth

The Achalunés

Tick Tack

De l'autre côté

Ernest the Vampire