Published by French company Futuropolis, La Cavale Du Dr. Destouches is a comic book produced in collaboration with actor Christophe Malavoy and inspired by the World War II story of French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline.

Story

1944: Louis Ferdinand Céline, Lucette his wife and the cat Bébert leave Paris bombarded. Crossing Germany in ruins, they join Sigmaringen where the Vichy Government took refuge. From this real Historical episode, Christophe Malavoy, fond of Celinian writing, wrote this script that Paul and Gaetan put into pictures.

Details

  • Publication year: 2015
  • Length: 96 pages
  • Format: 9 in by 12.75 in
  • Price: 17€

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About the Brizzi Brothers

Celebrating 50 Years in Animation

From Paris to Hollywood

Twin brothers Paul and Gaetan Brizzi were born into an Italian family in 1951. Raised in Paris, they studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs. They brought together their passions for Fine Art and Cinema when they decided to become Animation Directors.

Their career spans across decades and continents, the brothers having moved to Los Angeles in 1994 to work for the Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios, Dreamworks and Sony.

Paul, Donald W. Ernst, Roy E. Disney, and Gaëtan at the Annecy Festival 2000

From fine art to featured animation, working independently or in Hollywood, the Brizzi Brothers have dedicated themselves to their art since the youngest age.

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