Tuesday, December 24, 2013

R.I.P. Frédéric Back



Frédéric Back, 89, who won two Oscars for his poignant animated short films, died Tuesday morning at home in Montreal, said his daughter, Suzel Back-Drapeau. The cause was cancer.
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Here's "Crac", which won the Oscar in 1982. After the cut is "The Man Who Planted Trees", which won in '87.

Merry Christmas.
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Here's a bonus: the first part of "The Mighty River", nominated in '94. You can watch the whole thing in French here.

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3 comments:

  1. UnknownWednesday, December 25, 2013 at 9:03:00 AM CST

    It has been some time since I saw The Man Who Planted Trees. I hope Back planted enough.

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  2. Chris SobieniakWednesday, December 25, 2013 at 10:30:00 AM CST

    Needless to say I was sad for the passing. I recall sending him a drawing I did of a tree for his Birthday a while back on Facebook.

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  3. Chris SobieniakWednesday, December 25, 2013 at 10:32:00 AM CST

    Recall I still have a 16mm print of "Crac" in my collection!

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