Ernest & Celestine
Ernest et Célestine
The tale of an unlikely friendship that spans
worlds and species, this exquisitely crafted
animated feature — an Official Selection at
the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival®
— is based on the popular children’s books by
Belgian author Gabrielle Vincent, and brilliantly
recreates the series’ lush and expressive
watercolour illustrations under the supervision
of principal director Benjamin Renner.
Forced to put aside her budding artistic
inclinations to devote herself to her training
as a dentist, spirited, orphaned young mouse
Celestine longs to experience something
beyond the humdrum work of denture fittings
and teeth cleanings. Meanwhile, far
above the subterranean world of the mice
is the parallel world of the bears, where
Ernest, a reclusive and curmudgeonly
musician-poet, lives in a secluded woodland
cottage, only venturing out when his growling
stomach forces him into town to find his
next meal. It is well-known that mice and
bears are never to mingle, so when Ernest
and Celestine unexpectedly cross paths and
form an unlikely but inseparable friendship,
it naturally incites the disapproval of their
respective town elders. Will the new friends’
unshakable bond be powerful enough to topple
the long-standing barriers between their
two worlds?
The enchanting voice work of Lambert
Wilson (Of Gods and Men) as the grumpy but
affable Ernest and Pauline Brunner as the
tenacious Celestine brings the characters
to vivid life, and breathes a rich emotional tone into this tale that makes it sparkle
with wit and charm. An epic adventure full
of friendship, humour, and suspense, and
carried along by the rhythms of a lively jazz
soundtrack, Ernest & Celestine is destined to
be a classic.
CRITICAL NOTES
"A delightfully old-fashioned kid’s flick with a
meaningful message."
—Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter
FILM INFORMATION
Director: Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier
Cast: Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner
Year: 2012
Runtime: 80 minutes
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Language: French
Distributor: Mongrel Media
Ratings:
ON NR /
BC NR /
AB NR /
SK NR /
MB NR /
QC NR /
Maritmes NR
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