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programme part: Retrospective: Michel Ocelot / Feature film 1

Tuesday, 2. June 11:00, Movieplex cinema, auditory 3

Wednesday, 3. June 17:00, Movieplex cinema, auditory 3

Saturday, 6. June 11:00, Movieplex cinema, auditory 3

Michel Ocelot

Michel Ocelot

Kirikou_et_la_sorciere_1998_3

Kirikou et la sorcière / Kirikou and the Sorceress

Michel Ocelot

Belgium, France, Luxembourg / 1998 / 74' 0''

Director: Michel Ocelot

Production: Les Armateurs

Distribution: Culturesfrance

Animation: Ivan Bonometti, Roberts Cinkuss, Áron Gauder, Magda Éber, Róbert Egri; Rija Studio, Exist Studio

Editing: Dominique Lefèvre

Music: Youssou N'Dour

Cast: Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sène Sarr, Robert Liensol, William Nadylam, Sebastien Hebrant

Synopsis

The tiny Kirikou is born into an African village upon which a sorceress called Karaba has cast a terrible spell: the spring has dried up, the villagers are being blackmailed, men of the village have either been kidnapped or have mysteriously disappeared. "She eats them!", the superstitious villagers declare. But no sooner has Kirikou delivered himself from his mother's womb than he wants to rid the village of Karaba's curse and understand the cause of her wickedness. His adventure-filled voyage leads Kirikou to the Forbidden Mountain, where the Wise Man of the Mountain, who knows of Karaba and her secrets, awaits him.

Michel Ocelot

Michel Ocelot (1943, France) spent his childhood in Guinea, his teenage years in Anjou and currently lives in Paris. After studying art, he has dedicated his whole career to animated films and personal creation. Since the very beginning, all his works have been based on his own screenplays and graphic designs. He has directed a number of animated series and short films, works which helped establish his name on the festival circuit and in professional circles (for six years Ocelot has been President of ASIFA). The international success that greeted this project paved the way for the release of "Princes et princesses", a collection of folk tales told in shadow theatre style.