The Tadpole and the Whale ( La grenouille et la baleine ) ( The Tadpole & the Whale )

The Tadpole and the Whale (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La grenouille et la baleine
Alternate Title: The Tadpole & the Whale
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

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

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jean-Claude Lord

Written By:
Jean-Claude Lord
Lise Thouin

Actors:
Fanny Lauzier ..... Daphné
Denis Forest ..... Marcel
Marina Orsini ..... Julie
Félix-Antoine Leroux ..... Alexandre
Jean Lajeunesse ..... Grand-papa Thomas
Lise Thouin ..... Anne
Louise Richer ..... La mère
Thomas Donohue ..... Le père
Roland Laroche ..... Grand-papa Hector
Pierre-Olivier Gagnon ..... Capelan
Jean-Pierre Leduc ..... Bernard
Jean Lafontaine ..... Le réalisateur
Jean Lemire ..... Le caméraman
André Doyle ..... L'assistant-caméraman
Claude Grisé ..... L'homme d'affaires

Synopsis:

The modestly produced children's film The Tadpole and the Whale (La Grenouille et la Balleine) was honored with Canada's equivalent of the Emmy award. The "tadpole" in question is 12-year-old Elvira, who is fascinated with life under the sea -- so much so that she has developed the ability to breathe underwater. Elvira befriends a frolicsome dolphin, whom she names Elvar. In the course of their many adventures, girl and dolphin are introduced to all manner of deep-sea denizens, including an easygoing whale. Since there must be a plot, the scripters give Elvira a grandfather who is in danger of losing his seaside hotel. In addition to its Canadian award, Tadpole and the Whale was also the recipient of the London Film Festival award and the International Ecological Film Festival Award.

On their arrival in Mingan,on the north coast of the St-Lawrence's Gulf, a couple notice a young girl floating in the ocean. Thinking saving her, they discover that, in fact, she's able to stay a long time under water and was listening to the whale songs. She also have two special friends: a dolphin and a whale. But her world could change drastically near soon because her grand-father is about to sold his hostelry near the ocean.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 08 January, 2014.

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