CHAPTER 1
The Italians Who Invented the Drawn-on-Film Technique*
THE BROTHERS ARNALDO GINANNI Corradini (1890–1982) and Bruno Ginanni Corradini (1892–1976) were born in Ravenna, Italy, into an aristocratic (they were earls) and educated family. At a very early age, they started cultivating poetry, writing, and painting. They also took an active role in the debate between “Tradition” and “Modernism” that agitated the realms of literature, art, and music in Italy, from the turn of the century until the outbreak of World War I. Arnaldo mainly involved himself with painting, while Bruno focused more on literature.
* Originally published in Animation Journal, Tustin, California, Spring 1996. Updated version.
After 1914, the brothers joined the Futurist ...
