Tales of the Night ( Les contes de la nuit ) ( Istories tis nyhtas )

Tales of the Night (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Les contes de la nuit
Alternate Title: Istories tis nyhtas
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
81 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Michel Ocelot

Written By:
Michel Ocelot

Actors:
Julien Beramis ..... Boy
Marine Griset ..... Girl
Michel Elias
Olivier Claverie
Isabelle Guiard
Yves Barsacq ..... Théo
Legrand Bemba-Debert
Fatoumata Diawara
Fabrice Daudet Grazaï
Sabine Pakora
Gérard Diby
Umban Gomez de Kset
Firmine Richard
Olivia Brunaux
Serge Feuillard

Synopsis:

From celebrated French animator, Michel Ocelot comes his new feature Tales of the Night. Ocelot fans will already be familiar with his sparkling stories and jewel like imagery from features such as Kirikou and Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest; Tales of the Night is set in a little cinema, three storytellers meet every night to act out various tales set in forests and cities of gold and populated with sorcerers, fairies and powerful kings. An instant classic and a visual delight for any child and parent.

Tales of the Night is renowned animation auteur Michel Ocelot's first foray into 3D animation. A hit at the Berlin Film Festival, the film extends the earlier shadow puppet style of Ocelot's Princes and Princesses, with black silhouetted characters set off against exquisitely detailed Day-Glo backgrounds bursting with color and kaleidoscopic patterns - the subtle use of 3D creating a diorama-like effect. The film weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African plains, and even the Land of the Dead. In Ocelot's storytelling, history blends with fairytale as viewers are whisked off to enchanted lands full of dragons, werewolves, captive princesses, sorcerers, and enormous talking bees - and each fable ends with its own ironic twist.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 16 November, 2012.