René Laloux
Director
16
Movies
3
TV Shows
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.
Behind the Camera
El planeta salvaje
Director, Guionista
De l'autre côté
Series Composition, Series Director, Original Series Creator, Dir. de Arte, Original Series Design, Original Concept, Original Story, Escritor, Guionista, Director, Creator
Los amos del tiempo
Director, Escritor, Guionista
Gandahar
Director, Escritor, Guionista
Ernest le vampire
Music Supervisor, Dir. de Arte, Editor, Controller
Comment Wang-Fô fut sauvé
Director, Adaptation, Guionista, Escritor
Les enfants de la pluie
Author, Idea
Les hommes-machines
Director, Guionista, Escritor
Les escargots
Director, Guionista, Animation
L'Œil du loup
Adaptation, Escritor, Original Film Writer
Tic tac
Director, Escritor, Guionista
Les dents du singe
Director, Guionista, Escritor
Les temps morts
Director, Guionista, Escritor
La prisonnière
Director, Escritor, Dir. de Arte, Guionista
Les achalunés
Director, Guionista, Escritor
La maîtrise de la qualité
Director, Guionista, Escritor