Si existieran los caramelos para los ojos, serían los "Cuentos de la noche". Su vista se verá tentada por los detallados fondos brillantes, llenos de color y patrones caleidoscópicos. El director Michel Ocelot ("Azur & Asmar", PCFF 2011) mezcla la historia con los cuentos de hadas y transporta a los espectadores a tierras encantadas llenas de dragones, hombres lobo, princesas cautivas, hechiceros y enormes abejas parlantes. Los "cuentos" son seis fascinantes y exóticas fábulas entretejidas, cada una de las cuales se desarrolla en un lugar único, desde el Tíbet hasta la Europa medieval, pasando por un reino azteca, las llanuras africanas e incluso la Tierra de los Muertos.
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"¡Intemporal al instante! Un triunfo de la artesanía intrincada". - Variety
"¡Impresionante! Los recién llegados a la obra de Ocelot quedarán maravillados". - Screen Daily
"A la vez digno sucesor de las cuatro primeras películas de Michel Ocelot, y propuesta de un nuevo enfoque innovador que trasciende los límites de la animación". - Cahiers du cinema
It is safe to say you have not seen a film like this before. “EEP!” is based on a book with a familiar premise: An unexpected central character appears whose mere presence inspires the people she meets to reflect on their own lives to find more happiness. The ethereal and acclaimed actress Kenadie Joudin-Bromley takes this movie to another place. By using what some could see as a physical obstacle –primordial dwarfism – this Canadian eight-year-old creates a character you will remember lovingly.
In this imaginative and beautifully shot film, a bird watcher finds a little living creature in the grass under a tree and no adult bird around to claim her. He brings her to his wife, who insists this will be their child to raise. They name her Beedie and we follow her quick growth into bird/human maturity. When Beedie follows her instinct to flock with other birds, the attempts to bring her back bring many people together in wonderful, often comic, ways.
There are no special effects used for this tiny bird child — except her feathered arms. Beedie, played by Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley, has primordial dwarfism, suffered by less than 100 people in the world. Born at 2 1/2 lbs and not expected to live more than a few days, she has defied the odds.
As the PCFF film jury ballots were coming in, not only was this film very highly scored, many commented that this should be our opening night film: and so it became! Academy Award-nominated French animator Dominique Monfery celebrates the joy of reading in his imaginative feature. Seven-year-old Nat can’t read, making his inheritance of Aunt Eleanor’s collection of books immensely disappointing. Despite his love of having Eleanor read to him, his disinterest encourages his parents to sell the books to a greedy collector – after which Nat discovers that they were all first editions and furthermore, that their fictional characters come to life. If the books leave the library, the characters will fade into oblivion and leave the world without stories forever.
After he is magically shrunken to the size of the storybook characters, Nat joins Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and other classic literary friends in a race against time to return the books to the library. Unfortunately, even if the books get back to the library, Nat is the only one who can read a secret incantation that will save his tiny friends. With its creative narrative, colorful animation and an uplifting musical score, “Eleanor’s Secret” will quickly win the hearts and imaginations of avid readers and film lovers alike.
What is it that makes night so mysterious? What makes us fall asleep and dream? In “Nocturna,” a colorful group of creatures work to make nighttime a magical place where anything and everything is possible. Tim’s unexpected visit to this world leads him to explore strange new places led by his new found friends in his search for the lost stars. This very creative Spanish film has the feel of “The Triplets of Belleville” if it were directed by Tim Burton.
Viaje a las tierras salvajes de África para conocer un cuento popular que encantará a toda la familia. Un anciano de la tribu narra un cuento épico de la historia de la tribu, cautivando a los jóvenes oyentes desde el principio con el nacimiento de un león blanco llamado Letsatsi. Su pelaje blanco le distingue de los demás leones, lo que le convierte en un marginado de su manada y en objetivo de los depredadores. Para los shangaan, un león blanco es legendario, un mensajero de los dioses. Un joven miembro de la tribu Shangaan llamado Gisani se encarga de proteger a Letsatsi a toda costa. A medida que madura, tiene que sobrevivir por su cuenta, aprendiendo de otros leones en su camino a través de las llanuras sudafricanas y en el reino del depredador más peligroso: un cazador de trofeos humano.
Rodada en Sudáfrica, "El león blanco" sobrecoge con sus exuberantes paisajes y su intimidad con los animales salvajes. A los jóvenes les encantarán los bellos animales salvajes y el suspense dramático, mientras que los mayores se adentrarán en la profundidad de una historia única de madurez contada con creatividad y aprecio por el mundo natural.
“A Shine of Rainbows” resembles a live-action Disney film from the 1950s, with its boundless enthusiasm for gentle adventuring, warm domestic bonding and tragic turns of fate. It serves as a nice change from films focused on the ills of modern youth or weighed down by bathroom humor. Tomas is a shy eight-year-old who’s been adopted and taken to a remote island in Ireland. He and his ornery father (Aidan Quinn) develop an emotional bond after experiencing a tragedy together.
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“Hey, what’s not to like about cute orphans, baby seals, sweet moms and gruff dads with hearts of gold? And rainbows? If your heart is going thumpety-thump at such a prospect, here is the movie for you. No, I’m serious. And kids may really love it.” – Roger Ebert
Blonde, blue-eyed, white-skinned Azur and black-haired, brown-eyed, dark-skinned Asmar are lovingly raised as brothers by Asmar’s gentle mother, who tells them magical stories of her faraway homeland and of the beautiful, imprisoned Djinn Fairy. The boys are separated by Azur’s brutal father and do not meet again until they are young adults. Grown-up Azur, now a blind beggar, and Asmar, a dashing horseman, are reunited as adversaries on a dangerous quest to find and free the Djinn Fairy.
Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes in this sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. To complete a magical illuminated manuscript, young Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest through an enchanted forest beset by barbarians. Will his determination and artistic vision conquer darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil?
Exploring her grandmother’s old villa, 10-year-old Stella is suddenly catapulted 100 years into the past on a fantastic time journey. She lands in the same villa and meets Clementine, a girl her own age, whom she recognizes as her great-grandmother. But there is no time for reminiscing: The family faces ruin, the villa is to be sold, and Clementine must relinquish her dream of studying to become a doctor – unless, of course, the children find the Star of the Orient.
Despite Alfie’s close-knit, loving family, he’s always felt that he didn’t quite fit in. On the night of his seventh birthday, he finds out that he was right—he’s actually a werewolf! Alfie tries to keep this new identity a secret, but his brother, Timmie, finds out and tries to convince him to use his awesome powers against the school bullies. As Alfie thinks carefully about the consequences of using his powers, he learns even bigger lessons about balancing his life while accepting the werewolf within.