Ubu

Synopsis

Animated version of Alfred Jarry’s play by Manuel Gómez which uses animated pieces of meat. The play offers parodic adaptations of situations and plots from Shakespearean drama, including Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III.

Language

French (Standard)

Country

Belgium; France

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1995

Duration

9 mins

Credits

Director

Manuel Gómez

Writer

Alfred Jarry

Music

Christian Leroy

Production Design

Manuel Gómez

Costume

Manuel Gómez

Animator

Manuel Gómez

Cast

Christian Maquet	Voice
Jimena Saez	Voice
Louis Savoury	Voice
Marco Taillebus	Voice

Additional Details

Production type

Animation

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Jarry, Alfred

Notes

Textual information

Ubu Roi is available at Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) in the original French.

Production Company

Name

Alexis Films

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN