Tales of the Night
Les Contes de la nuit
dir. Michel Ocelot
France 2011 / 84’
Polish voiceover
France 2011 / 84’
Polish voiceover
9–12
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A West African settlement, Tibet, or medieval Europe – limitations to geography and time do not exist at all! Each day, a completely new dazzling story emerges in the mysterious cinema.
Stories are best told when it gets dark. The girl, the boy, and the elderly film technician know this well, as they choose the theme and setting for their fairy tales in the evenings and then enact them on stage. Along with the characters, we will meet two sisters who fall in love with the same werewolf prince, an ever-truthful boy, and a virtuoso playing a magic drum. We will also visit the Caribbean land of the dead, where the clever Tijean ended up, an Aztec city of gold, and a Tibetan hut. Each of these places is one of a kind, but it soon turns out that their residents have a special thing in common.
Creators
Director
Michel Ocelot
Screenplay
Michel Ocelot
Editing
Patrick Ducruet
Music
Christian Maire
Producer
Philip Boëffard, Ève Machuel, Christophe Rossignon
Production
Nord-Ouest Films, Studio O, StudioCanal, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
Sales
StudioCanal
Original language
French
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