A Tribute to Jean-Luc Xiberras
Mr. Xiberras was a kind and dedicated man. I
met him for the first time in 1995 in the city of Isfahan, Iran. During
1997 and 1998 I held meetings with him in Annecy. At our last meeting,
which took place on May 31, 1998 in the festival's office, I offered
him a complete profile of our new company and explained to him that
in just three years we had started production on 35 different animation
projects. He was surprised and told me that he would help us in any
way he could. His enthusiasm encouraged me and my colleagues. We invited
him to visit our company and sent him a fax officially inviting him
to visit our country in February, when we celebrate the anniversary
of our revolution, but unfortunately...
A poem excerpt sent by Jean-Pierre
Quenet. The Wolf's Death
Saeid Bidokhti
Production Manager, Saba Company
For Jean-Luc,
"Alas I thought, in spite of the great name of Man
How shameful am I of what we are.
How to leave Life and all its wrongs,
Only you, sublime animals, know it .
Seeing what we were on Earth and what we leave,
Only silence is great,
Everything else is weakness.
Go, I understand you well wild wonderer
As your ultimate stare pierced straight through my heart,
It said ; go, ensure that your soul reaches,
By remaining studious and thoughtful,
This high level of stoic pride,
Where, born in the woods, I initially grew up.
Moaning, crying, praying is also cowardly.
Energetically do your long and heavy labor,
On the path fate calls you upon,
Then, afterward, as I do, suffer and die without a word."
- Alfred de Vigny
Printer-friendly version
Post new comment