More than a decade has gone by since the
Pixar studios premiered a landmark production in 1995.
'Toy Story', directed by
John Lasseter and produced by
Disney was described as the
first completely computer animated feature film, a field destined to become a major player in the world of cinema a short time into the future.
Aside from the
technological advances made, the plot of the feature was a treat. A group of
toys come to life and become the stars of a story replete with adventures, challenges and
well-administered doses of friendship and emotion. Since premiering,
'Toy Story' has been essential viewing for any film buff, and part of the collective cinematographic memory of a generation.
Cinema and toys
Not for the first time had
toys come to life and played the leading role in a film. Precedents can be found as far back as the beginning of the twentieth century.
'Dolly's Toys' (1901),
'Dreams of Toyland' (1908),
'The Toymaker's Dream' (1913),
'Le theatre du petite Bob' (1909). From then on, numerous directors and scriptwriters have taken an interest in these figures, who have left their sedentary lives in trunks and on shelves to come to life and enjoy
amazing fictional adventures.
'
Toy Story' has been chosen as the name for one of the most exciting parallel sections in
ALCINE37's programming. The section is made up of a wide range of short films made in relation to toys. The exhibit does not centre exclusively on the current era of the film industry, but is a
mosaic of epochs, countries, directors and techniques. From its beginnings to the present day. From the makeshift craftsmanship of the early years to the constant innovation inherent to new computer animated technologies.
Once again,
short films are the format chosen for the transmission of ideas.
'Toy Story' is composed of short cinematographic portraits in which toys tell fantastic stories of falling in and out of love, conflict, adventure and surrealist episodes. The result is a
collage of animated emotion suitable for all and sundry.
