Slideshow
THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD
Sunday, June 11
11:00
France, 1980
Directed Paul Grimault
Written by Jacques Prévert
Based on a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen
Choice of French with English subtitles, and English language versions
Approx. 83 min. DCP.
In this hand-drawn animated feature, one of France’s most beloved classics, figures of a chimney sweep and a shepherdess who live in paintings come to life and attempt to escape from an evil king. Based loosely on a Hans Christian Andersen tale, and a major influence on Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata’s Studio Ghibli and THE IRON GIANT.
Reviews
“THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD is a truly strange, wondrous beast. It has the playful humor and charm of a children’s movie, but its design is dark and unsettling.”
– Bilge Ebiri, Vulture
“If THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD were to propose a mandate for animation, it would be what the medium’s etymology has long suggested: to make the inanimate full of life.”
– Slant Magazine
“Marvelously colorful, casually inventive and completely wacky!”
– Kenneth Turan, The Los Angeles Times
“A mixture of bold imagery and biting wit”
– Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com