Animation &Commentary &Independent Animation 14 Aug 2011 03:08 am
Robert Breer (1926-2011)
- This note came from George Griiffin today:
- Some of you may already know Bob died yesterday. The beautiful film by his youngest daughter Sally, posted on Vimeo, made it clear but I don’t know if there has been an official announcement yet.
Unfortunately, I did not receive a link to the video
but Janet Benn located it. Thanks, Janet – M.S.
He had an enormous influence on 2 generations of animation artists, constantly pushing and pulling his practice with wit and ingenuity. It was a privilege to have known him, and to have learned so much from him. A huge force in our field has left.
There is this excellent bio on AWN.
See some of his films Here.
The only obituary I’ve found thus far is an Italian one, in Italian. Here. It says that he died peacefully on August 12th.
on 14 Aug 2011 at 7:46 am 1.Jed Martinez said …
Besides his animated talents, the one thing I’ll remember Breer for was his painting a mural on the side of the Film Forum – back in the early 1980s, when the cinema was at its old lower Manhattan location.
on 15 Aug 2011 at 2:06 pm 2.Janet Benn said …
Hi Michael –
This may be the video George refers to – Vimeo says it was posted a year ago, but the last frame says “Fin du Miracle”. The first frames say “papa:”
http://vimeo.com/11088965
I have also compiled several more postings about Robert Breer and his films on my blog:
http://www.janetbenn.com
on 15 Aug 2011 at 2:41 pm 3.Janet Benn said …
Hey Michael
The picture you have up here is of Jean Rouch, not Robert Breer.
Here it is:
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7xsGUru4b07ELg1tjmZDMhRKz4HXDrGAAoah5fl05MazNv_CemA
on 15 Aug 2011 at 3:00 pm 4.Michael said …
Thanks, Janet