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.