Ubu and the Great Gidouille (1987)

Original title

Ubu et la grande Gidouille

Directed by

Jan Lenica

Genre

drama, animation, crime

Country

France

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated adaptation of a play. It follows the absurd and brutal rule of a king and queen. The film uses crude and exaggerated visual style to tell its story.

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What happens

Ubu and the Great Gidouille (Ubu et la Grande Gidouille) is a 1979 French animated film directed by Jan Lenica. It is based on Alfred Jarry's play Ubu Roi. The film was re-released on 11 November 1987 in France, and had previously aired in English on BBC Two. Michel Poujade (voice of Père Ubu) and Janine Grillon (voice of Mère Ubu) were the main actors. Les Films Armorial was the production company of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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