It is such a common mistake made in, especially animated, films. Instead ernest et celestine digs subtly into the political and societal undertones. To give the film its signature watercolor feel, a special software was created to fully. Unlike her fellow mice, celestine is an artist and a dreamer and when she nearly ends up as breakfast for ursine troubadour ernest, the two form an unlikely bond. The animation isnt your typical cartoonish animation, but rather one thats very artsy and artistic. You are drawn into the spellbinding art and animation and its almost like a watercolored fairytale book come to life in front of you. In a world where bears are in charge and mice are downtrodden creatures, an unlikely friendship is formed. Its an oddcouple buddy picture featuring anthropomorphized animals. History for westernanimationernestetcelestine tv tropes. Ernest and celestine animated franceluxembourgbelgium production. See more ideas about ernest and celestine, childrens book illustration and illustration.
Will a big studio such as disney, dreamworks, or warner brothers ever release hand drawn animated films to stand beside the. Marginalized in their respective societies, ernest and celestine meet through a chance encounter at a. Kids will enjoy it for its sheer loopiness, while adult fans of animation can revel in its divergence from every other toon in town. In france, we dont have the money to make pixar movies. Find out how drawing tablets, watercolor effects and flash software brought the. Compared to the increasingly heavy cgi that seems to be piling up around us, this is a delicate delight.
The film is based on a series of childrens books of the same name published by the belgian author and illustrator gabrielle vincent. She is an orphan and has fled the mouse world down below. But ernest, a big bear, a clown and musician who lives on the fringes of bear society, nonetheless welcomes little celestine into his home. A delightful melding of visual style and narrative pirouettes, ernest and celestine is a justaboutperfect hand drawn animated feature. Although the world of the bears sits directly above the underground mouse city, contact between the two populations is strictly forbidden. Both companies were cofounded by celebrated french producer didier brunner, who had worked with ruby before bringing him into the professional family. It works a bit like a calvin and hobbes comic strip sans the philosophical quandaries. The slate of nominations for best animated features this year include. Proprietary software enabled the artists to preserve the delicate pen and watercolor look of vincents original illustrations, a goal renner insisted. Of course, many young children will just delight in the story of a tiny and adorable little mouse befriending a troubadour bear whos really, really hungry, but its always good when a kids movie has meaningful themes. An artist at heart, celestine is training to become a dentist when she meets cantankerous bear ernest voice of forest whitaker, who has emerged from his remote woodland cottage in.
Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding subterranean tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. This is the gorgeously animated story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, ernest, and a mouse named celestine. My six year old and i watched the recently released movie titled ernest and celestine, a movie vaguely loosely sort of kind of inspired by this charming book, a movie that used the same species and names as the original and. Mar 11, 20 but ernest, a big bear, a clown and musician who lives on the fringes of bear society, nonetheless welcomes little celestine into his home. When firsttime director benjamin renner was tapped by french animation legend. See more ideas about ernest and celestine, animation and feature film. In the film, deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in winding tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. The animation style pays homage to gabrielle vincents style of illustrations in the. Find out how drawing tablets, watercolor effects and flash software brought. He used playful illustrations to describe his first meeting with the producer, mister didier, to questioning how to adapt gabrielle vincents books. The film is a triumph of 2d animation and storytelling. Ernest and celestine by gabrielle vincent goodreads. Ernest, a large brown bear working as a clown and musician, meets tiny celestine, a clever little orphan mouse who has run away from a life where she doesnt fit in. This animation brings to life the beautiful ernest and celestine books.
The ernest and celestine series was created by late belgian author and artist vincent in the early 1980s, and currently includes over twodozen volumes, many of which have been translated into. This fantastic allages movie features watercolor animation made in flash with handmade watercolor backgrounds. The indelible artistry behind ernest and celestine. Ernest et celestine is a 2012 francobelgian animated. Director benjamin renner discusses the making of his beautifully crafted, 2d feature ernest and celestine. The unlikely but eventually rock solid alliance between. Ernest and celestine, by gabrielle vincent, is an excellent example of a book that is out of print but shouldnt be.
Unlike her fellow mice, celestine is an artist and a dreamer and when she nearly ends up as. There is a world of where the bears live above ground in their cities and the rodents live below in in their underground ones in mutual fear and hate. May 23, 2012 the ernest and celestine series was created by late belgian author and artist vincent in the early 1980s, and currently includes over twodozen volumes, many of which have been translated into. The soundtrack is great and i dare say this will go on to become a staple, childrens classic.
The indelible artistry behind ernest and celestine vice. This is a controversial topic, one that provokes strong reactions from many different people. Of course, many young children will just delight in the story of a tiny and adorable little mouse befriending a troubadour bear whos really, really hungry, but its always good when a. A classical cellist since the age of six, he was awarded first place in cello and in chamber music from the conservatoire d\aubervilliers in a class taught by erwan faure. Ernest and celestine both help each other to steal from both businesses sweets for ernest, teeth for celestine. Ernest et celestine ont perdu simeon ernest, a bear, and celestine, a mouse, lose celestines stuffed bird in the snow accessrestricteditem.
I particularly loved the way that they have kept the original look, using the original book illustrations as the basis of the animation style. Dec 27, 2017 ernest the bear voice of forest whitaker does indeed wake famished, and is prepared to eat lil orphan celestine wait. May 26, 2012 ernest and celestine animated franceluxembourgbelgium production. The duo escape the police by stealing the families familys car. Bears and mice are the only two species in its world, with the former living as. Celestines nightmare scared our toddler, but only lasted for a few seconds, and she was immediately comforted by her friend onscreen. Celestine voice of mackenzie foy is an orphaned mouse who lives underground. The soundtrack is great and i dare say this will go on to become a. However, celestine, an apprentice mouse dentist, finds at least momentary common cause with ernest, a poor street bear musician, that gets them rejected from both their.
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