Tales of the Night 3D
France, Michel Ocelot, 2011, 84 min
Recommended Ages: 7 to Adult (Subtitled)
FILMMAKER Q&A AT MAR 18 SCREENING - NYICFF welcomes renowned animator Michel Ocelot () to present his newest film. is Ocelot’s first foray into 3D animation and extends the shadow puppet style of his into the third dimension, with silhouetted characters set off against exquisitely detailed backgrounds bursting with color and kaleidoscopic patterns like a Day-Glo diorama.
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 Caribbean Land of the Dead. In Ocelot’s storytelling, history blends with fairytale as viewers are whisked off to enchanted lands full of dragons, sorcerers, werewolves, captive princesses, and enormous talking bees - and each fable ends with its own ironic twist.
FILMMAKER Q&A AT MAR 18 SCREENING
NYICFF welcomes renowned animator Michel Ocelot () to present his newest film. is Ocelot’s first foray into 3D animation and extends the shadow puppet style of his into the third dimension, with silhouetted characters set off against exquisitely detailed backgrounds bursting with color and kaleidoscopic patterns like a Day-Glo diorama.
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 Caribbean Land of the Dead. In Ocelot’s storytelling, history blends with fairytale as viewers are whisked off to enchanted lands full of dragons, sorcerers, werewolves, captive princesses, and enormous talking bees - and each fable ends with its own ironic twist.
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