Jean Giraud

Jean Giraud

1938-05-08 Nogent, Haute-Marne, France 27 Credits

Biography

Jean Henri Gaston Giraud was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées tradition.

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Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

2013

In Memory Of

7.0

In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a hastily abandoned picnic sparks a battle between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himsel...

Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangr...

La Planète encore

La Planète encore

2013

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

An animated short based on the work of Jean Giraud (pseudonym "Mœbius").

Fantastic Laloux

Fantastic Laloux

2010

as Self

5.1
Acting

A short documentary about the life of director and artist René Laloux, featuring an interview with Laloux from 2001.

MetaMoebius

MetaMoebius

2010

Acting

A cinematic essay on French graphic designer Moebius aka Jean Giraud.

In Search of Moebius

In Search of Moebius

2007

as Himself

10.0
Acting

Documentary about Frenchman Jean Giraud, one of the most influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time and also one of the genre's best...

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

2007

as Self

6.6
Acting

French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time. He achieved his great...

Thru the Moebius Strip

Thru the Moebius Strip

2005

Co-Producer, Story

4.5
Producing Writing

In the not-too-distant future, a young boy travels to an alien world to find his father and learn of his destiny.

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

2005

as Self - Interviewee

6.6
Acting

Studio Ghibli is Japan's most successful animation studio, with helmers Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro") and Isao Takahata ("Gra...

Renegade

Renegade

2004

Author

4.8

U.S Marshal Mike Donovan has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily ad...

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

1997

Conceptual Design

7.6

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

The Jodorowsky Constellation

The Jodorowsky Constellation

1994

as Self

6.2
Acting

This documentary depicts the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky talking about his life, his loves, his career as a filmmaker, graphic novelist, and worksh...

I Can't Sleep

I Can't Sleep

1994

Unit Production Manager

6.4

Ninon is a spirited hotel-manager who teaches self-defense classes to her terrified eldery neighbors. Daiga, an aspiring Lithuanian actress newly arri...

White Nightmare

White Nightmare

1992

Story

5.8
Writing

Four racists plan to assault a local Arab man, but soon things get out of control.

Starwatcher

Starwatcher

1991

Director

6.0
Directing

A short pilot for what would be the first feature-length animated film by Jean Giraud and Medialab, cancelled in 1992 with the death of Alain Guiot.

The Abyss

The Abyss

1989

Concept Artist

7.4

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself o...

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

1989

Conceptual Design, Story

6.9
Writing

A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret th...

Willow

Willow

1988

Conceptual Design

7.0

The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Will...

The Masters of Comic Book Art

1987

as Self

Acting

Interviews with icons in the comic book world.

Une sale histoire de sardines

Une sale histoire de sardines

1983

Set Painter

8.0

Marcel is his garage's handyman. With the smell of grease and petrol wafting through the air, alternating between night watchman, petrol pump attendan...

Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?

Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?

1983

as Self

Acting

"Why is the strange Mr. Zolock so interested in comics?" is a Canadian docufiction film, released in 1983. A documentary about comic books and graphic...

Tron

Tron

1982

Conceptual Design

6.6

When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world...And becomes part of t...

Time Masters

Time Masters

1982

Art Direction, Adaptation, Writer

7.3
Writing

On planet Perdide, an attack of giant hornets leaves young Piel alone in a wrecked car with his dying father. A mayday message reaches their friend Ja...

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

1981

Characters

6.5

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

Alien

Alien

1979

Conceptual Design

8.2

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew...

De L'Orphelin de Perdide aux Maîtres du Temps

N/A

as Self

Acting

Interviews narrating "Time masters" production

The Incal

The Incal

N/A

Graphic Novel

Centers on intergalactic private eye John Difool, who gets caught up in a grand space opera after happening on a mystical artifact called the Incal. A...