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8.7
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844 Ratings

PRINCES AND PRINCESSES

Princes et princesses

Directed by Michel Ocelot
France, 2000
Animation, Fantasy
  • 6767 minutes

Synopsis

Each night, two children meet in an abandoned theater. With the help of an old technician, they dress up and invent stories in which they play the main roles. Through shadow theater, they tell six whimsical tales, each revealing different kinds of love: tender, tumultuous, enchanted, or forbidden.

Synopsis

Each night, two children meet in an abandoned theater. With the help of an old technician, they dress up and invent stories in which they play the main roles. Through shadow theater, they tell six whimsical tales, each revealing different kinds of love: tender, tumultuous, enchanted, or forbidden.

Our take

A dazzling celebration of the transporting power of the imagination, Michel Ocelot’s treasure chest of a film collects subversive tales of romance and magic. Expressive silhouettes cut through backdrops of radiant color, as the film puts a playful spin on age-old archetypes and myths.