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Ernest & Celestine

2012 · 80 min

A gentle, hand-drawn fable that feels like a warm blanket, blending whimsy with a quiet, earnest plea for tolerance.

Tagline
Bonnie and Clyde, Sid and Nancy...
Overview
Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • family
  • class
  • art
Places
  • fantasy world
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, family, crime, drama, comedy
Directed by
Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier, Benjamin Renner
Written by
Daniel Pennac
Starring
Anne-Marie Loop, Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Patrice Melennec, Brigitte Virtudes, Léonard Louf, Dominique Maurin, Féodor Atkine
Music
Vincent Courtois
Runtime
80 min
Country
Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Languages
French

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