American Pop (or An American Pop) is a 1981 American animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film tells the story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music. The majority of the film's animation was completed through rotoscoping, a process in which live actors are filmed and the subsequent footage is used for animators to draw over. However, the film also ...
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American Pop (or An American Pop) is a 1981 American animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film tells the story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music. The majority of the film's animation was completed through rotoscoping, a process in which live actors are filmed and the subsequent footage is used for animators to draw over. However, the film also uses a variety of other mixed media including water colors, computer graphics, live action shots, and archival footage.
The film begins in Russia during the late 1890s while under the rule of the Tsars. A rabbi's wife urges her husband, Jaacov, to flee from the Cossacks who are engaging in a pogrom. However, Jaacov refuses because he hasn't finished leading the communal prayer. Jaacov's wife and Zalmie escape to America, but Jaacov is killed by the Cossacks. The sequence is set to Aneinu, a traditional Jewish prayer, and is presented in a...
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