This is the outsized, energetic tall-tale material of Davy Crockett (who supposedly killed a bear when he was 3 years old) and Paul Bunyan (who was so big as an infant, it took five storks to carry him to his mother). Of course, he’s up against an evil, physically imposing witch with her own bevy of frightening minions. Free Download: Special Annecy 2018 Edition of ANIMATIONWorld Magazine! This was controversial enough in the U.S. and the U.K. to prevent its release. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 2. And on Thursday, The Dissolve’s staffers will recommend other underrated animated favorites. This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou -- a clever, courageous little boy born in an African village in which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse -- as he sets out on a quest to free his village of the curse and find out the secret of why Karaba is so wicked. [1][5], It was so successful that it was followed by Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages, released in 2005, and adapted into a stage musical, Kirikou et Karaba, first performed in 2007. The film is as episodic as a folk-tale collection. "Elle les mange", soutiennent les villageois dans leur hantise. Nemzetközi Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirikou_and_the_Sorceress&oldid=983874363, Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film winners, Films set in pre-colonial sub-Saharan Africa, Articles to be expanded from January 2012, Articles needing translation from French Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Castellinaria International Festival of Young Cinema, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Marcinek - Children's Jury Special Mention, Prize of the Children's Cinema Competition Jury, Montréal International Children's Film Festival. Available in French and English. Feel free to pitch in or suggest your own discussion points. Tiny Kirikou is born in an African village upon which Karaba, the sorceress, has cast a terrible spell: the well has dried up, the villagers are held for ransom, and the men are kidnapped and never returned. In these moments, he doesn’t read like a hero at all. It’s an animated children’s film punctuated by songs. Kirikou and the Sorceress (French: Kirikou et la Sorcière) is a 1998 traditional animation feature film written and directed by Michel Ocelot. “Does there have to be a reason?” his uncle asks. I decided to mash up these two elements because they matched, at least in my head, aesthetically. Translated from French by William Moritz. Visit AWN on Twitter Visit AWN on Instagram Visit AWN on Google Plus Visit AWN on FlipBoard Subscribe to AWN. The English dubbing, also directed by Ocelot, was made in South Africa. The first scene, when Kirikou is born, really made an impression on them and for days they would go around saying "mother, my name is Kirikou", "mother, wash me!" When he gets in trouble, his cute animal buddies help him out. Kirikou and the Sorceress, is an animated feature by Michel Ocelot, with original music by Youssou N'Dour. And finally, he confronts Karaba. Kirikou’s rhythm is slower, jankier, and more staccato, from the opening moment, when the camera zooms in on an African village to the rhythmic sound of plucked strings and pounding drums, which blends with the sound of women pounding grain in a shared wooden bowl. Admittedly, like any fable, Kirikou And The Sorceress can be bald, broad, and obvious in those symbols, like the “thorn” some cruel men drive into Karaba’s body, leaving her traumatized, hurting, and angry. Kirikou is an unlikely hero for American viewers because of all the reasons that make him an unlikely hero to the people around him: his tiny size, his inexplicable speed and strength, his unusual outspokenness and cleverness. Additionally, he saves the village's children from being kidnapped both by the sorceress' boat and tree, and bursts the monster who was drinking all the village's water. He goes on a quest for the tools he needs to defeat the witch, and is rewarded with knowledge. Philippe Moins reviews Michel Ocelot's first feature film Kirikou and the Sorceress. And all this is because Kirikou And The Sorceress isn’t emulating a Disney version of a folk tale: It’s emulating actual folk tales. He’s echoing the oral tradition of folk tales, where repetition and rhythm are meant to have a hypnotic effect on listeners—and help storytellers remember how the stories unfold. Except that in its actual specifics, Kirikou is nothing like a Disney story, and not just because of its cavalier attitude toward nudity, or because it features black characters who aren’t singers or servants. He’s stronger and faster and smarter than all the kids around him, and most of the adults. The main advantage of this software, which the director considered too slow otherwise, lay in its ability to copy, paste, and superimpose the "layers" practically to infinity. Each week, The Dissolve designates a Movie Of The Week for staffers and readers to watch and discuss together.

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