Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation

by Giannalberto Bendazzi, Anna Taraboletti-Segre (Translator)

The long-awaited English-language edition of a classic study of world animation, Cartoons provides the first comprehensive, detailed history and critique of cinema animation world-wide. Over 70 countries, 2,000 animators, and 3,000 films are covered in this lavishly illustrated, authoritative, and encyclopedic account.

Genres: Film, Art, History, Nonfiction

540 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

Reviews

[Bethany]

the history of animation. possibly one of the coolest (next to the history of industrial design) art classes i've taken. LOVED it. my professor has one of the largest animation libraries on the east coast and was pretty cool too. as for the book, it has a lot of interesting and helpful information. great if you're into this stuff.

[Casey · Rating 2 out of 5]

textbook for my history of animation class.

[Brent Newhall]

It's hard to find books about animation that don't concentrate on the works of Disney and/or Warner Brothers. Thankfully, Bendazzi's "Cartoons" takes a holistic approach, providing a useful overview of major animators and animation directors from around the world throughout the 20th century. While his three-volume "Animation: A World History" covers vastly more ground, "Cartoons" can be more helpful as the reader won't get bogged down in long biographies or extensive filmographies, instead focusing on the most important creators and their most influential works.