Monday, April 7, 2014

Ernest & Celestine (2012)


IMDb plot summary: The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.
Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, and Benjamin Renner. Starring Lambert Wilson and Pauline Brunner.

Well, this is one of the most adorable animated movies I have ever seen. The story itself isn't anything unique when it comes right down to it, but the details surrounding it are creative (I loved the "mice as tooth fairies" angle), the animation is beautiful in its simplicity (those dream sequences!), the voice acting is absolutely perfect (I watched it in the original French, can't speak for the English dub), and the characters are so, so delightful. Definitely worth a watch for both children and adults.

4 stars.

Flickchart: #353 out of 2095, below Barefoot in the Park and above Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

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