The movie never comes close to replicating the spell that Reiniger was able to cast using much more primitive techniques, which underlines a chronic problem of computer animation: its very precision squeezes all the magic from the magic lantern.
Tales of the Night
2011 · 1h 24m · Not Rated
Animation, Fantasy
Directed by
Michel Ocelot
Overview
Six exotic fables, each unfold in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African plains, and even the Land of the Dead.
Director and cast
- Michel Ocelot Director
- Julien Béramis as Boy (voice)
- Yves Barsacq as Téo / Le sorcier (Voice)
- Marine Griset as La fille (voix)
- Olivier Claverie as Le grand berger / Le roi des morts / Le roi du Tibet (Voice)
- Jonathan Kite as Roger Greedman
- Michel Elias as Le Père / le Vieillard Antillais / le Monarque voisin / le Tuteur (voice)
- Isabelle Guiard Cast
- Olivia Brunaux Cast
- Louise Rossignon Cast
- Christophe Rossignon Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It is so gentle and whimsical that one wonders if American children, accustomed to the whiz-bang action of most animation, will accept it.
Six mostly engaging fairy tales are digitally rendered with silhouetted characters performing in front of vivid, colorful backgrounds.
Has ... eye-bending backgrounds but a creatively monochromatic foreground that comes to feel like a limitation.
More likely to play well with older children, due to its split-up story line, Ocelot's creation is like nothing else they are likely to see animating the multiplex.
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