Ernest & Celestine

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Ernest & Celestine

Film poster
Directed by Stéphane Aubier
Vincent Patar
Benjamin Renner
Produced by Didier Brunner
Henri Magalon
Vincent Tavier
Written by Daniel Pennac
Starring Lambert Wilson
Pauline Brunner
Music by Vincent Courtois
Studio La Parti Productions
Les Armateurs
Distributed by Studio Canal (France & UK)
Cinéart (Belgium)
GKIDS (USA)
Release dates
  • 23 May 2012 (2012-05-23) (Cannes)
  • 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12) (France)
  • 19 December 2012 (2012-12-19) (Belgium)
Running time 81 minutes
Country France
Belgium
Language French

Ernest & Celestine (French: Ernest et Célestine) is a 2012 French-Belgian animated film directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner. The film is based on a series of children's books of the same name published by the Belgian author and illustrator Gabrielle Vincent.

The film was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,[1][2] as part of the TIFF Kids programme at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival[3] and at the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival.[4] It was selected for the grand competition at feature film edition of the 2013 World festival of animated film Animafest Zagreb and was screened as the opening film. The film was released in the United States in 2013 by GKIDS.[5] The film received the Magritte Award for Best Film.[6]

Plot

Celestine is a young mouse who lives in the underground world of rodents. At the orphanage where she lives, the caretaker tells scary stories about the evil nature of the bears that live in the outside world, though Celestine doubts the stories are entirely true. She loves to draw but must soon study dentistry, the occupation all rodents hold. In preparation, she must travel above ground to collect bear cubs' lost teeth from underneath pillows. On one such occasion, the cub's family catches Celestine in the act and chase her into a trash can where she spends the night. The next morning, a destitute and starving bear named Ernest discovers Celestine and attempts to eat her. When she convinces him not to and leads the way to a cellar full of food, an unlikely bond forms between the two. But as they soon discover, not everyone - above ground or below - is so accepting of their unprecedented friendship.

Cast

  • Lambert Wilson as Ernest, a poor reclusive bear whom Celestine befriends
  • Pauline Brunner as Celestine, a young orphan mouse who befriends Ernest
  • Dominique Maurin as head of the clinic
  • Anne-Marie Loop as The Grise, the mouse guardian of the orphanage

Reception

Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "The result is a human story of two unlikely allies, a mouse living in harmony and befriending a bear. It is essentially that simple and it works just fine."[7]

Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of critics gave the film a "fresh" rating, based on 13 reviews with an average score of 8.5/10.[8]

Accolades

In June 2013 the film was given the Award of the Hungarian National Student Jury at the 8th Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials.[9]

Awards
Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
Academy Awards[10][11] Best Animated Feature Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner Pending
Amsterdam Cinekid Festival Best Picture Won
Annecy International Animated Film Festival[12] Cristal Award for Best Picture Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner Nominated
Annie Awards[13] Best Animated Feature Nominated
Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Patrick Imbert Nominated
Directing in an Animated Feature Production Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner Nominated
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Zaza, Zyk Nominated
Writing in an Animated Feature Production Daniel Pennac Nominated
Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Fabienne Alvarez-Giro Nominated
Belgian Film Critics Association Grand Prix Nominated
Cannes Film Festival[14] Art Cinema Award (Directors' Fortnight) Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner Nominated
Prix SACD (Directors' Fortnight) Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner Nominated
Prix SACD (Directors' Fortnight) - Special Mention Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner Won
César Awards[15] Best Animated Film Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner, Henri Magalon Won
Dubai International Film Festival People's Choice Award Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner Won
Galway Film Fleadh Audience Award for Best International Feature Runner-up
Gijón International Film Festival[16] Enfant terrible Prize for Best Feature Film Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards[17] Best Animated Feature Won
Magritte Awards[18] Best Film Won
Best Director Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar Won
Best Sound Frédéric Demolder, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Luc Thomas, Franco Piscopo Won
Satellite Awards[19] Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Pending
Seattle International Film Festival Youth Jury Award Won
Toronto International Film Festival[20] People's Choice Award for Best Drama Feature Film Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Leffler, Rebecca. "Cannes 2012: Michel Gondry’s 'The We & The I' to Open Director's Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-04-25. 
  2. ↑ "2012 Selection". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 2012-04-25. 
  3. ↑ "tiff.net". Retrieved 2012-09-07. 
  4. ↑ "HK Neo Reviews". Retrieved 2013-03-25. 
  5. ↑ GKIDS to distribute Ernest & Celestine
  6. ↑ Engelen, Aurore (February 3, 2014). "Ernest and Célestine triumphs at the Magritte Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved February 3, 2014. 
  7. ↑ Andrew Chan (29 April 2013). "Ernest & Celestine". [HK Neo Reviews]. 
  8. ↑ "Ernest & Celestine". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved December 26, 2013. 
  9. ↑ 11. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 8. Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2013.
  10. ↑ Staff (January 16, 2014). "2013 Academy Awards Nominations and Winners by Category". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ Koch, Dave (16 January 2014). "Animated Film Oscar Nominations". Big Cartoon News. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ "Prix et nominations : Festival du Film d'Animation d'Annecy 2012". Allo Ciné (in French). AlloCiné.fre. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Complete list of 2013 Annie Award nominees for animation". Los Angeles Times. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Palmarès et nominations du Festival de Cannes". Allo Ciné (in French). AlloCiné.fr. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ Amidi, Amid. "Ernest & Célestine wins the Cesar Awards". Cartoon Brew. CartoonBrew.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  16. ↑ "La animación coge fuerza en el FICX". Gijón Film Festival (in Spanish). 5 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  17. ↑ ""Ernest & Célestine" wins LAFCA award". Wallonia. Wallonia.be. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  18. ↑ "Prix et nominations : Les Magritte du cinéma 2014". Allo Ciné (in French). AlloCiné.fr. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  19. ↑ International Press Academy (December 2, 2013). "The International Press Academy Announces Nominations For The 18th Annual Satellite Awards™". PR Newswire. Retrieved December 3, 2013. 
  20. ↑ "tiff.net". Retrieved 2012-09-07. 

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