Ubu and the Great Gidouille (1979)

Name: Ubu and the Great Gidouille
Genre: Animation, Drama, Crime
Released: 1979-01-01

1h 20m

Running Time

Plot.

An extraordinary cut-out-and-move adaptation of all three of Jarry's Ubu plays. The characters are caricatured almost to abstraction- in the opening scene Ma Ubu is even depicted as a bug, Pa Ubu has a massive jaw and a microcephalic brain case.

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Cast & Crew.

Michel Poujade

Père Ubu (voice)

Janine Grillon

Mère Ubu (voice)

Jean-Claude Dequéant

Music

Jan Lenica

Director / Writer

Miriam Karlin

Ma Ubu

Alfred Jarry

Story

Julien Pappé

Cinematography

Alfred Marks

Ubu

Chantal Rémy

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1979

Original Name
Ubu et la grande Gidouille

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 20m

Genres
Animation Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Ubu and the Great Gidouille (Ubu et la Grande Gidouille) is a 1979 French animated film directed by Jan Lenica. It is based on Alfred Jarry's play Ubu Roi. The film was re-released on 11 November 1987 in France. Michel Poujade (voice of Père Ubu) and Janine Grillon (voice of Mère Ubu) were the main actors. Les Films Armorial was the production company of the film.