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February 19, 2004
ON A LIGHTER NOTE: LIFE ITALIAN-STYLE
The prolific Italian filmmaker Bruno Bozzetto has a delightful animated cartoon, "Life," now running on the Web. Just click the link, then click the flashing word "play" when it comes up on your screen. You'll be well rewarded. In 90 mostly whimsical seconds, Bozzetto pretty much summarizes the history of life on Earth from its creation to the 21st century.
So who is this Bozzetto? He was born in Milan in 1938, began making films at age 15, and was 20 when "Tapum! La storia delle armi" first brought him to public and critical attention. He has produced about 100 animated cartoons, winning too many prizes to bother counting them all, including an Oscar nomination in 1991 for "Cavallette." Here's a still from it for Mel Gibson. Bozzetto's most popular character is probably Signor Rossi.
Posted by at February 19, 2004 12:44 PM