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Peter Foldès

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Peter Foldès

Born August 22, 1924 · Budapest, Hungary

Died March 29, 1977 · aged 52

Budapest-born Peter Foldes (1924-1977) was one of a number of Hungarian artists (another was the film's composer Mátyás Seiber) who ended up working with fellow countryman John Halas on the latter's animated films after he moved to Britain in 1946. After leaving Halas, Foldes made a number of animated films in collaboration with his British wife Joan (b. 1924), starting with the allegorical Animat…

Known For

Plus vitePlus vite · 1968
Plus vite
1968
MovieAnimation
A businessman and his secretary are moving around the world; as they have no time to lose, they use the most expeditious means.
On Closer InspectionOn Closer Inspection · 1953
On Closer Inspection
1953
MovieDocumentary
"Without leaving his own garden, a man may know the world" - an abstract study of the wildlife found in every garden.
I. You. They.I. You. They. · 1973
I. You. They.
★ 4.51973
MovieFantasy
Little did this pretty brunette know when she applied for a babysitting job that her employer was an artist and that everything at his place differed from the outside world. What struck her the most was to find out that her boss had shrunk his wife and kept her in the fridge in order, as he said, to keep her safe from a hostile world!
A Short VisionA Short Vision · 1956
A Short Vision
★ 6.51956
MovieAnimationWar
The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.
MetadataMetadata · 1971
Metadata
★ 8.01971
MovieAnimation
This short experimental film from Peter Foldès hails from the very early days of computer animation. Created entirely on a computer belonging to the National Research Council of Canada, it registered hundreds of movements to produce a fluid, evolving effect with images seamlessly morphing into one another.
HungerHunger · 1974
Hunger
★ 6.21974
MovieAnimation
In this Oscar-nominated animated short film, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent into greed and gluttony. Rapidly dissolving and ever-evolving images create a contrast between abundance and want. One of the first films to use computer animation, this satire serves as a cautionary tale against self-indulgence in a world still plagued by hunger and poverty.
Animated GenesisAnimated Genesis · 1952
Animated Genesis
★ 6.01952
MovieAnimation
The story of the evolution of life on Earth in animated form.
Narcissus-EchoNarcissus-Echo · 1971
Narcissus-Echo
1971
MovieAnimation
Based on the Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo, Foldes employed live-action photography and visual feedback synthesizers from France's Computer Image Corporation to tell the tale in a disquieting, psychedelic manner.

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