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Crac is a 1981 animated ___MASK6___ produced , written and directed by Frédéric Back . The story follows the experiences of a rocking chair , from its creation from a tree through its time as a member of a Canadian farming family . The ___MASK50___ Awards , or " Oscars ", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the ___MASK50___ of ___MASK85___ Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry as assessed by the ___MASK50___ ' s voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette , officially called the ___MASK50___ Award of Merit , which has become commonly known by its nickname " Oscar ." The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . An artist is a ___MASK71___ engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating ___MASK42___ , practicing the arts or demonstrating an ___MASK42___ . The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only . The term is often used in the entertainment business , especially in a business context , for musicians and other performers ( less often for actors ). " Artiste " ( the French for artist ) is a variant used in English only in this context . Use of the term to describe writers , for example , is valid , but less common , and mostly restricted to contexts like ___MASK12___ . Frédéric Back , ( ___MASK96___ 8 , 1924  ___MASK10___ 24 , 2013 ) was a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films . During a long career with Radio - Canada , the French - language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , he was nominated for four Academy Awards , winning two , for his 1981 film " Crac " and the 1987 film " The Man Who Planted Trees ". Philippe Noiret ( ___MASK80___ October 1930  23 November 2006 ) was a French film actor . Jean Giono ( 30 ___MASK26___ 1895  8 ___MASK83___ 1970 ) was a French author who wrote works of ___MASK32___ mostly set in the Provence region of France . A ___MASK76___ is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a ___MASK76___ controls a film ' s artistic and dramatic aspects , and visualizes the ___MASK44___ while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The Man Who Planted Trees ( French ___MASK75___ L ' homme qui plantait des arbres ) is an allegorical tale by French author Jean Giono , published in 1953 . Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer ( born ___MASK10___ 13 , 1929 ) is a Canadian theatre , film and television actor . An actor ( or actress for females ; see ___MASK48___ ) is a ___MASK71___ who portrays a ___MASK60___ in a performance . The actor performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as ___MASK33___ , ___MASK63___ , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The actor ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real ___MASK71___ or fictional ___MASK60___ . Interpretation occurs even when the actor is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental performance art , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a ___MASK60___ in performance . Provence ( Provençal : " Provença " in classical ___MASK87___ or " Prouvènço " in Mistralian ___MASK87___ ) is a ___MASK94___ region and historical ___MASK78___ of southeastern France , which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône River to the west to the Italian border to the east , and is bordered by the Mediterranean ___MASK4___ to the south . It largely corresponds with the modern administrative " région " of Provence - Alpes - Côte d ' Azur , and includes the " départements " of Var , Bouches - du - Rhône , Alpes - de - Haute - Provence and parts of Alpes - Maritimes and Vaucluse . The largest city of the region is Marseille . The Man Who Planted Trees ( French : L ' ___MASK14___ qui plantait des arbres ) is a 1987 Canadian short animated film directed by Frédéric Back . It is based on Jean Giono ' s novel The Man Who Planted Trees . This 30 - minute film was distributed in two versions , French and English , narrated respectively by actors Philippe Noiret and Christopher Plummer , and produced by ___MASK63___ - Canada . It is available on a Region ___MASK80___ DVD , either on its own or with other animated films directed by Frédéric Back .