French animator Michel Ocelot may lack the marketing appeal of a certain mouse but his movies cast more enchantments than a month at Disneyland, Paris.
Tales Of The Night is an anthology of little known silhouette folktales, imagined by would-be moviemakers against a jewel bright backdrop of ancient and exotic locations.
The roots of familiar stories lurk beneath the strange beauty of Ocelot’s shadow theatre in a primal and dangerous form; cunning and tenacity are worth more than might, princess brides are not what they seem, animals speak, werewolves roam and Happy Ever Afters have a high price.
Children used to big-eyed cuteness and easy moralising will be entranced, while grown-ups will feel like children all over again.
Verdict ~ Lovely, hypnotic and bizarre.
If you enjoy silhouette animation click here to watch Lotte Reiniger’s Cinderella in full..
Oh thank you for this anticipation!
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It’s lovely. I really recommend you track down any Michel Ocelot films you can find. There are bits and pieces on YouTube but they deserve a big screen. x
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Amazing Lily thank you~
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Lily I have had problems embedding video, tried everything and code any ideas?
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Hmmmm, I’m not sure. Perhaps you could search for it on YouTube and use that as the source.
xx
I’m not even sure I know what “embed” means
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I really, REALLY need to find time to watch your animated movie recommendations. This one looks great judging by the trailer.
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I felt like I was dreaming.
Do watch The Pied Piper stop motion if you can – creepy!
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