The King & the Mockingbird

Animator Paul Grimault and poet/screenwriter Jacques Prévert’s collaboration over 30 years brought us the intergenerational French masterpiece that is The King & the Mockingbird. Adapted from a Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, it depicts the story of the King of Takicardia, feared by all in the kingdom. The King is in love with a beautiful shepherdess in a painting on his wall, but she is in love with a chimneysweep from another artwork. Often considered one of the best animated features of all time and winner of the Prix Louis Delluc, this animation film has been cited by Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata as a profound influence on their work.