Jean Image
{{short description|French filmmaker}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jean Image
| image = Jean Image drawing
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| birth_name = Imre Hajdú
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|01|26|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|10|21|1911|01|26|df=y}}
| death_place = Paris, France
| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Animator, Director, Script-writer, Producer
| years_active = 1932–1986
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- Eraine Image
- France Image
}}
| children =
}}
Imre Hajdú ({{IPA|hu|ˈimrɛ ˈhɒjduː|lang}}; 26 January 1911{{Cite web|url=http://www.lesgensducinema.com/affiche_acteur.php?mots=Jean+Image&nom_acteur=IMAGE%20Jean&ident=19187&debut=0&record=1&from=ok|title=IMAGE Jean|website=www.lesgensducinema.com|access-date=2016-10-10}} – 21 October 1989) better known by his stage name Jean Image ({{IPA|fr|ʒɑ̃ imaʒ|lang}}) 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.Orosz, Anna Ida and Orosz, Márton. [http://www.filmkultura.hu/keptar/cikkep/magyarok_franciaorszagban.pps Vissza a szülőföldre! – IV. rész – Magyarok Franciaországban]. FilmKultura. 2011. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106144424/http://www.filmkultura.hu/keptar/cikkep/magyarok_franciaorszagban.pps |date=2013-11-06 }}
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 (lit. Animation film: A technical introduction) (1979).{{Cite book |last=Image |first=Jean (1911-1989) Auteur du texte |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k3355900b |title=Le dessin animé : initiation à la technique / Jean Image |date=1979 |language=EN}}
Career
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.
Personal life
His first wife was Eraine Image (born Germaine Suzanne Charvot).{{Cite web | url=https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/eraine |title=Eraine Albums|website=www.rateyourmusic.com|access-date=2019-03-25}} He was later married to France Image, with whom he co-wrote his later movies and series.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Film ! Director ! Producer ! Notes |
| 1950
| {{yes}} | |Debut feature film |
| 1953
| {{ill|Bonjour Paris|fr|3=Bonjour Paris !|lt=Bonjour Paris}} | {{yes}} | | |
| 1970
| Aladin et la lampe merveilleuse | {{yes}} | | |
| 1973
| Joe the Little Boom Boom (Joe petit boum-boum) | {{yes}} | | |
| Rowspan="2" | 1979
| Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space (Pluk, naufragé de l'espace) | {{yes}} | | |
| Les Fabuleuses Aventures du legendaire Baron de Munchausen
| {{yes}} | | |
| 1984
| {{yes}} | | |
=Short-film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Film ! Director ! Producer ! Notes |
| 1944
| Les Noirs jouent et gagnent la révolte des notes | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |short-film |
| 1946
| Rhapsodie de Saturne | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |Short-film |
| 1948
| Ballade Atomique | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |Short-film |
| 1949
| Monsieur Tout-le-Monde | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |Short-film |
| 1954
| La Cigale et la fourmi | {{yes}} | |short-film |
| 1955
| Monsieur Victor ou La Machine à explorer le temps | {{yes}} | |Short-film |
| rowspan="3" | 1956
| Le Loup et l'agneau | {{yes}} | |Short-film |
| Un grain de bon sens
| {{yes}} | |Short-film |
| L'Aventure du Père Noël
| {{yes}} | |Short-film |
| 1958
| La Petite reine | {{yes}} | |Short-film |
| 1974
| Le Crayon magique | {{yes}} | |Short-film |
=Television=
- Joe the Little Boom Boom (TV series, 1960 – 1963)
- Joë chez les fourmis (1962)
- La Fontaine des trois soldats, TV series of 26 episodes (1963)Richard Neupert, French Animation History, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Joë au royaume des mouches (1964)
- Picolo et Piccolette (1964)
- Kiri le clown (1966)
- Patatomanie (1970)
- Au clair de lune (1971–1972)
- Arago X-001 (1972–1973)
- Le Crayon magique (1973)
- Les Rêves de Jeannot (series, 1985–1986)
References
External links
- [http://www.jean-image.com/francais/index.php Jean Image] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0408008|name=Jean Image}}
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Category:20th-century French non-fiction writers
Category:French film directors
Category:French animated film directors
Category:French animated film producers
Category:20th-century French male writers
Category:Hungarian emigrants to France
Category:Film people from Budapest
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