Watch Le Roi et l'oiseau

Master French animator Paul Grimault teamed up with screenwriter Jacques Prevert to create this tour de force of animation. The title, in English, is literally The King and the Bird and is a retelling of a story by Hans Christian Anderson that revolves around an oppressive king whose nemesis is a bird. The film is renowned in France for the painstaking detail that went into its creation and its wonderful combining of content and form. The fanciful tale, with its twists and turns, is reflected in the sweeping animation.