L'ART des THANATIER

Direction / Screenplay / Storyboard / Graphic design

"L'art des Thanatier" (Monsieur Thanatier's Artistry) is a professional 2D animation short film I've written & directed back in 2012 / Production : Butterfly / Animation studio : La Fabrique / TV Broadcast : FRANCE 2 / Music composed by Olivier Calmel

SYNOPSIS

En pleine Révolution Française, le bourreau Prosper Thanatier refuse de léguer son statut "d'artiste de la mort" au profit d'une simple guillotine...

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In the 18th century, Prosper Thanatier is the last of a dinasty of hangmans. At the dawn of the French Revolution, his position of « artist of death » is undermined by a new machine : the guillotine…

Interview on french radio "France culture" about the meaning and origins of "L'art des Thanatier"

Clay sculpture of Prosper Thanatier

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