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The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

20228.00h 55m

Overview

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.

Directed by Thierry Dejean
Written by Thierry Dejean
Produced by Matthieu Lamotte
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Top Cast

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Jacques Chaussepied

Self - Narrator (voice)

Christine Dejoux

Christine Dejoux

Self

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Maurice Corbet

Self

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Pierre Mandrin

Self

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Bernard Spehner

Self

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Jean-Baptiste Garnero

Self

Serge Bromberg

Serge Bromberg

Self

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Melinda Littlejohn

Self

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Francis Coupigny

Self

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Marco de Blois

Self

Themes & Keywords

1970sinventiontelevison1960sexperimental animation

About The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox is a documentary, history film released in 2022 exploring themes of 1970s, invention, televison, 1960s, experimental animation. Directed by Thierry Dejean, it stars Jacques Chaussepied, Christine Dejoux, Maurice Corbet. 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.

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