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Ralph Bakshi
Birth at
29 October 1938
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American animated director Ralph Bakshi was born on October 26, 1938 in Haifa. His family moved to the United States during the coming World War II. There Ralph studied at the art school and began to work in the Terrytoons studio, later becoming its head. Ralph Bakshi’s love of animation manifested itself in the years of cooperation with Paramount Pictures, when he created animated films based on the comics “Mighty Mouse” and “Spider-Man”. His special style was later called "adult" animation. Ralph
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American animated director Ralph Bakshi was born on October 26, 1938 in Haifa. His family moved to the United States during the coming World War II. There Ralph studied at the art school and began to work in the Terrytoons studio, later becoming its head.
Ralph Bakshi’s love of animation manifested itself in the years of cooperation with Paramount Pictures, when he created animated films based on the comics “Mighty Mouse” and “Spider-Man”. His special style was later called "adult" animation. Ralph Bakshi preferred the fantasy genre, for which unrealistic motifs from fairy tales and legends, fantastic heroes with inhuman possibilities are typical. The debut in this field was the full-length cartoon “The Wizards” (1977), made in the fantasy genre. However, Bakshi gained real fame after the film adaptation of J. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1978) and filming.
Pictures "Fire and Ice" (1983), created with artist Frank Frazetta. "Fire and Ice" later entered the hundred best animated films according to "Rotten Tomatoes".
For the creative search of Ralph Bakshi, a combination of animation with real shooting is typical. Among such works, one can note Parallel World (1992), where the main roles are played by popular Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and Kim Bessinger. The characters of the film are immersed in the world of animation, creating a new reality.
Ralph Bakshi was repeatedly accused of having erotic motifs in animation, a genre traditionally belonging to the category of children. However, he always noted that his works are made for an adult audience who appreciates fantasy motifs and his special style. When working on cartoons, he often uses “cheap” methods of expressiveness and plausibility, which allow you to achieve greater expressiveness of images.
The work of Ralph Bakshi proves that he is undoubtedly a talented director-animator with his unique style, allowing his works to acquire the status of genre classics. /