René Laloux

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1929-07-13

Deathday 2004-03-14 (74 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Also Known As ルネ・ラルー, Rune rarū, 赫内·拉鲁, Hè nèi·lā lǔ, Рене́ Лалу́ , René Lalú, رينيه لالوكس, rinih lalwiks, 르네 랄루, leune lallu

René Laloux

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

1989
De l'autre côté

as Series Director

1989
De l'autre côté

as Director

1987
Gandahar

as Director

1987
1985
The Captive

as Director

1984
Quality Control

as Director

1982
Time Masters

as Director

1977
The Machine-Men

as Director

1975
The Game

as Director

1973
Fantastic Planet

as Director

1966
The Snails

as Director

1964
Dead Times

as Director

1961
Monkey's Teeth

as Director

1959
The Achalunés

as Director

1957
Tick Tack

as Director

Writer

2003
2003
1998
The Eye of the Wolf

as Adaptation

1998
1998
The Eye of the Wolf

as Original Film Writer

1989
De l'autre côté

as Series Composition

1989
De l'autre côté

as Original Story

1989
De l'autre côté

as Original Series Creator

1989
De l'autre côté

as Original Concept

1989
1989
De l'autre côté

as Screenplay

1987
How Wang-Fo Was Saved

as Adaptation

1987
Gandahar

as Writer

1987
How Wang-Fo Was Saved

as Screenplay

1987
1987
Gandahar

as Screenplay

1985
The Captive

as Writer

1985
The Captive

as Screenplay

1984
Quality Control

as Screenplay

1984
Quality Control

as Writer

1982
Time Masters

as Writer

1982
Time Masters

as Screenplay

1977
The Machine-Men

as Screenplay

1977
The Machine-Men

as Writer

1975
The Game

as Screenplay

1975
The Game

as Writer

1973
Fantastic Planet

as Screenplay

1966
The Snails

as Screenplay

1964
Dead Times

as Screenplay

1964
Dead Times

as Writer

1961
Monkey's Teeth

as Screenplay

1961
Monkey's Teeth

as Writer

1959
The Achalunés

as Screenplay

1959
The Achalunés

as Writer

1957
Tick Tack

as Writer

1957
Tick Tack

as Screenplay

Art

1989
Ernest the Vampire

as Art Direction

1989
De l'autre côté

as Art Direction

1989
De l'autre côté

as Original Series Design

1988
The Chimerical Staircase

as Art Direction

1985
The Captive

as Art Direction

Actor

2010
1989
1974
1964

Visual Effects

1966
The Snails

as Animation

Sound

1989
Ernest the Vampire

as Music Supervisor

Editor

1989

Producer

1989
Ernest the Vampire

as Controller

Creator

1989