Ernest and Celestine (Ernest et Célestine)
Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin RennerCast list:
Country: France
Year: 2012
Genres: Comedy / Thriller / Animation /
Runtime: 80 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan dubbed version
There is a world where the Bears live above ground in their cities and the rodents live below in their underground ones in mutual fear and hate. 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 respective worlds. In spite of this misfortune, the exiles find a growing friendship between themselves as their respective talents flower because of it. Despite this, their quietly profound challenge to the founding prejudices of their worlds cannot be ignored as the authorities track them down. When that happens, Ernest and Celestine must stand up for their love in the face of such bigotry and achieve the impossible.
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Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Literature /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / judicial system, prisons, death penalty /
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Links
Ernest and Célestine. Review (in Spanish)Official website of the movie
Making Of The Movie
Information about Gabrielle Vincent, the author of the characters (in Spanish)
The melody of the film is based on this song by Thomas Fersen
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