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Looking for the Hobbit

2014 – 2014 · ARTE
1 seasons · 5 episodes
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Documentary

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À la recherche du Hobbit (French for Looking for the Hobbit) is an exploratory documentary series directed by Olivier Simonnet in 2014, in which illustrator John Howe, story-teller Nicolas Mezzalira, and Professor Leo Carruthers of the University of Paris-Sorbonne explore real-world settings and famous myths that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology. The documentary explores many locations of Medieval significance.

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John Howe, the famous illustrator of Tolkien's novels and the conceptual artist for Peter Jackson's films, decided to find out more and set off in search of the legends - and the places that gave rise to them.

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John Howe
Nicolas Mezzalira
Created by Yannis Metzinger

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Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Nov 30, 2014
Original language
FR
Production
ARTE GEIE, WDR, Cerigo Films
Country
FR

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