French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history.

• Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011
• The first book dedicated exclusively to this history
• Explores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avoiding the cliches and conventions of Hollywood's commercial cartoons
• Includes more than 80 color and black...