animate!

Films : Emperor : all

animate! synopsis

Comic colour capers as we learn the tabloid tale of Bonaparte and his not so bony part. A sensual wash from Waterloo to auctioneers as his pickled portion goes under the hammer. History was never this persuasive. History was never this.

short synopsis

The Emperor is a watercolour animation about Napoleon Bonaparte. It is a tale of courage and war, heartbreak, death and pickled private parts.

long synopsis

The Emperor is a watercolour animation about Napoleon Bonaparte’s last moments on the island of St. Helena. Captain Lepissoir, a brave soldier who fought with the emperor’s grand army at the battle of Waterloo, sets out from Paris to rescue Bonaparte from exile.

After a three month journe he arrives at Longwood House on the remote island just as the emperor expires. He is heartbroken and sets of home narrowly missing the spectacle of his great hero’s private parts being snipped off during the post mortem.

The tale finishes in the present day with the pickled penis being sold at a Christies Auction for one thousand pounds.

key credits

director: Elizabeth Hobbs
voices: Jonathon Booth
narrator: Elizabeth Hobbs
editor: Mark Jenkins
music: John Harris
sound designer: Jane Hicks
producer

Elizabeth Hobbs

biography

Elizabeth Hobbs is an artist based in Edinburg. Since graduating in 1991 she has undertaken residencies in Finland, Cork, Dumfries, Aberdeen & Inverness, during which time she has published many artist’s books under the press name Spellbound. In 1998-9 she acquired a PG (Dip) in Electronic Imaging from Duncan of Jourdanstone College of Art & Design. She has made four animated films.

1 June 2001

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direction

director: Elizabeth Hobbs

script

writer: Elizabeth Hobbs

voice-over

voices: Jonathon Booth
narrator: Elizabeth Hobbs

image personnel

editor: Mark Jenkins

sound personnel

music: John Harris
sound designer: Jane Hicks

production personnel

post production: Evolutions Television; Gemini Audio; The Sound Company
producer: Red Kite Productions