Roi et l'oiseau, Le
Roi et l'oiseau, Le (The King and the Bird).While in keeping with the tradition of the fairy tale, this animated film reflects the changing values of its time. Adapted from Andersen's ‘The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep’, and first released in France (1953) under the title La Bergère et le ramoneur, Le Roi et l'oiseau is a remake of the first full‐length film by Paul Grimault with a screenplay by Jacques Prévert (1950). Grimault's 33 mm., 87‐minutes‐long film, in colour, was produced in France (1979) and was awarded the Louis Delluc prize in 1980.
The Grimault–Prévert production diverges from its Danish model in respect to gender roles and ideology. Andersen stressed the paradigm of the unassertive female, and the acceptance of one's destiny. Overwhelmed by the sight of the world, the shepherdess returns to an anti‐climactic self‐inflicted captivity. In contrast, in the...
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