The Living World ( Le Monde Vivant )

The Living World (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Le Monde Vivant
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
72 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Eugène Green

Written By:
Eugène Green

Actors:
Christelle Prot ..... Pénélope
Alexis Loret ..... Le chevalier au lion
Adrien Michaux ..... Nicolas
Laurène Cheilan ..... La demoiselle de la chapelle
Achille Trocellier ..... Grand enfant
Marin Charvet ..... Moins grand enfant
Arnold Pasquier ..... L'ogre

Synopsis:

French filmmaker Eugène Green offers a playful but insightful variation on the mythos of a fairy tale in this comedy drama, in which a tale of brave knights and evil ogres is played in modern dress, with the actors speaking in contemporary slang. The Lion Knight (Alexis Loret) is a young nobleman who searches the countryside with his faithful lion companion (who happens to resemble a pet dog). The Lion Knight encounters youthful Nicolas (Adrien Michaux) while the lad takes a walk in the woods, and together they set off to find the Ogre (Arnold Pasquier), who holds young women against their will and lives by eating the flesh of young children. While the Lion Knight is hot on the Ogre's trail, Nicolas is visited by an apparition of the Maiden of the Chapel (Laurène Cheilan), who has been captured by the beast. The Maiden gives Nicolas an enchanted sword and orders him to use it to kill the Ogre; meanwhile, the Lion Knight has found the Ogre's lair, but soon falls in love with Pénélope, the monster's unexpectedly pretty and compassionate wife. Along the way, the characters also find the time to discuss the French legal system and the writings of philosopher Jacques Lacan.

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