Tony de Peltrie (1985)

Directed by

Daniel Langlois, Philippe Bergeron, Pierre Lachapelle, Pierre Robidoux

Genre

animation

Country

Canada

Runtime

8 min

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short film from 1985 features the first computer-animated human character who shows emotions through facial expressions and body movement. The character's performance moved audiences at the time.

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What happens

Tony de Peltrie is a Canadian animated short film from 1985. The short shows the first computer-animated human character to express emotion through facial expressions and body movements, which touched the feelings of the audience. The film was produced from 1982 to 1985 at the French-speaking University of Montreal, Quebec, and Canada. The four team members, Pierre Lachapelle (including production), Philippe Bergeron, Pierre Robidoux and Daniel Langlois, are all credited as directors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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