| Garbancito de la Mancha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | José María Blay Arturo Moreno |
| Written by | E. Piera, M. Amat, and Julián Pemartín |
| Produced by | José María Blay |
| Music by | Jacinto Guerrero[1] Joaquín Bisbe[2] |
Production company | Balet y Blay |
Release dates | |
Running time | 98 min |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Garbancito de la Mancha is a Spanish animated film directed by José María Blay and Arturo Moreno.[3] Released in 1945, it is the first animated feature film produced in Spain, the first cel-animated feature film produced in Europe, and the first animated feature film produced in color outside of the United States. It is inspired by the story of Don Quijote.[4]
The film was considered lost until 2020, when several of the original reels were recovered.
Synopsis[edit]
Garbancito is an orphan whose friends, Kiriqui and Chirili, are kidnapped by the giant Caramanca. To rescue his friends, Garbancito is assisted by a goat named Peregrina, his Fairy Godmother, and an enchanted sword.
Recovery[edit]
The original film had been considered lost, with a single film cell in a museum.
In 2019 and 2020, 8 of the 10 original dufay reels were discovered at two separate yard sales by collector David Bull, who contacted Spain and returned the reels to them at the small sum of €5,200, which just recovered what he had invested in storage and research. Asked why he didn't try to sell the priceless reels for a large sum Bull replied "I could not hold a country's cultural heritage hostage".
See also[edit]
- Garbancito, the folktale
References[edit]
- ^ José Ramos Machí, María José (2012). "El primer largometraje de animación europeo en color: Garbancito de La Mancha (1945) Análisis de la música de Jacinto Guerrero". Anuario Musical (in Spanish). 67: 223–270.
- ^ De España Renedo, Rafael (7 June 2007). De la Mancha a la pantalla: aventuras cinematográficas del ingenioso hidalgo (in Spanish). pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-8447532032.
- ^ Costa, Jordi (2010). Películas clave del cine de animación (in Spanish). pp. 59–61. ISBN 9788496924871.
- ^ Mancing, Howard (2006). Cervantes' Don Quixote: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 177. ISBN 9780313333477.
Garbancito de la Mancha don quixote OR don quijote.
