After Władysław Starewicz fled revolutionary Russia, he moved to France, where he continued to make cartoons. One was "Les grenouilles qui demandent un roi" ("The Frogs Who Wanted a King" in English). This one features frogs who have a democracy but want a king. Jupiter first sends them a tree, but later sends the poor suckers a stork! Oh, the humanity!
One of the things that these sorts of cartoons make clear is that cartoons don't have to be "cute" stories for children. Lots of the early cartoons were downright bizarre (it was Walt Disney who decided that cartoons should be for the tykes). In the meantime, this is a pretty fun cartoon. Check it out.
One of the things that these sorts of cartoons make clear is that cartoons don't have to be "cute" stories for children. Lots of the early cartoons were downright bizarre (it was Walt Disney who decided that cartoons should be for the tykes). In the meantime, this is a pretty fun cartoon. Check it out.