Looking for the Hobbit2014Creators Yannis Metzinger, Alexis MetzingerSeason 1 · Episode 1 · Tolkien's WorldsS1 · E1 · Tolkien's WorldsIn New Zealand, John Howe takes us on an exclusive tour of a film set, which has since been destroyed. In the United Kingdom, Professor Leo Carruthers reveals that the writer Tolkien was also a professor, and an expert on European legends. We must look to these legends for his sources of inspiration. Perhaps they could tell us where the mysterious Hobbits come from.

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About the series

Looking for the Hobbit

20146

DocumentarySci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Creators

Yannis MetzingerAlexis Metzinger