| The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… | |
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Film poster |
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| French | Le Grand Méchant Renard et autres contes… |
| Directed by | Benjamin Renner Patrick Imbert |
| Screenplay by | Benjamin Renner Jean Regnaud |
| Based on |
The Big Bad Fox
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| Produced by | Didier Brunner Vincent Tavier |
| Starring | Guillaume Darnault Damien Witecka Kamel Abdessadok Antoine Schoumsky Céline Ronté |
| Edited by | Benjamin Massoubre |
| Music by | Robert Marcel Lepage |
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Production |
Folivari |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Release dates |
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Running time |
83 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium |
| Languages | French English |
| Budget | $3 million[1] |
| Box office | $9.6 million[2] |
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… (French: Le Grand Méchant Renard et autres contes…) is a 2017 French/Belgian animated anthology comedy film directed by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert, adapted from Renner’s own comic books The Big Bad Fox and Un bébé à livrer. Originally conceived as half-hour TV specials, the three segments are linked together by a frame narrative.[3]
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on 15 June 2017,[4] and was later released by StudioCanal in France on 21 June.
Plot[edit]
The film begins in a theater with a group of animals preparing a show. The Fox, the host of the show, tells the audience they will share three different stories, most of which take place on a French farm led by animals. After speaking with the audience, the play begins when the animals tell Fox they’re ready.
Baby Delivery[edit]
On the farm, Stork claims to have a broken wing and leaves a baby named Pauline whom he was to deliver to Avignon in the hands of a trio of farm animals: Pig, Rabbit and Duck. The last two are immature and clumsy, therefore, potentially dangerous to the baby. Initially, Pig refuses to take care of Pauline, but he tries to compensate for Rabbit and Duck’s weaknesses so that little Pauline finds her parents. After several clumsy and misunderstood events from Pig nearly being devoured by a pike to getting mixed up with mailing Pauline to China instead of Tarsiar they encountered along their journey, the trio manages to leave Pauline with her family, sadly saying goodbye to her. Once they get back to the farm, Pig discovers Stork was lying to the trio because he’s just too lazy to do his job. Pig takes this calmly just so he can put Stork in a catapult and fling him away.
The Big Bad Fox[edit]
A Fox who lives in the forest fails in trying to eat the chickens of the farm. One of them can easily protect herself, and Fox always ends up eating radishes that Pig leaves for him. He later takes the advice of Wolf in stealing 3 chicken eggs at night, planning to eat them once they’re fat. But the Chicks accept him as their mother, and he gradually gets attached to them, to the point of deciding to protect them from Wolf. Fox decides to run away to the farm with the Chicks. He fools Wolf by eating radishes instead of the Chicks and takes shelter on the farm by disguising himself as a chicken. He discovers with horror that the lead Chicken, whose eggs he had stolen, has sworn revenge and created a Fox Extermination Club in which she trains the other chickens in self-defense. Fox manages to hide for some time, but he is betrayed by the behavior of his chicks who, deciding to be foxes, bite their friends at school and even bring Fox a living one for dinner. Fox tries to scold them, but the Chicks, disappointed by his behavior, decide to return to the forest and make Wolf their new mother. Discovered, Fox is martyred by the Chickens, as he tries in vain to prevent the danger to the Chicks. Tossed out of the farm by explosives, Dog tries to convince the lead Chicken to help him. Fox lands in the forest in the arms of Wolf who was about to eat the Chicks. He helps them and manages to hold off the Wolf while the chicks run away. The lead Chicken, who is the chicks’ biological mother, finally finds them, and after hearing of Wolf’s plan that he told Fox to do, she and a group of chickens manage to defeat Wolf. The lead Chicken wants the Chicks to return, leaving Fox heartbroken, but the Chicks rush to him. The lead Chicken decides on an agreement with Fox: Fox continues to see the Chicks regularly and, in exchange, he helps the chickens to train themselves in self-defense against other predators.
Saving Christmas[edit]
On the farm, the animals prepare for the Christmas festivities. By multiplying nonsense and disasters, Rabbit and Duck destroy a plastic Santa that was hanging from the barn, and they’re convinced they have killed the true Santa. Despite Pig’s explanation, they are planning to take Santa’s place to deliver the gifts to children around the world. Pig tries to stop them but is dragged along with them to the city, then taken to the pound, where the three animals are locked up with a pack of dogs. The cunning and resourcefulness of the three companions, fortunately, allows them to get off the hook, and after some clumsy events, Rabbit and Duck see another Santa clinging to a windowsill, but this time, it is the real Santa Claus. They manage to save him, and as a reward, Santa takes the trio back to the farm. The next morning, they wake up with presents.
Epilogue[edit]
The end credits begin with a return to the stage of all the characters. As the credits roll, various characters appear, including a frog sweeper, who is cleaning up the scene.
Voice cast[edit]
| Character | French voice actor | English voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | Guillaume Darnault | Giles New |
| Pork | Damien Witecka | Justin Edwards |
| Bunny | Kamel Abdessadok | Adrian Edmondson |
| Duck | Antoine Schoumsky | Bill Bailey |
| Chicken | Céline Ronté | Celia Imrie |
| Pauline | Violette Samama | Louie-Loveday O’Brien |
| Alex | Jules Bienvenu | Alexander Molony |
| Evan | Augustin Jahn-Sani | Tallulah Conabeare |
| Wolf | Boris Rehlinger | Matthew Goode |
| Fifou | Guillaume Bouchede | Phill Jupitus |
| Santa Claus | Jean-Loup Horwitz | Marcel McCalla |
| Stork | Christophe Lemoine | Phil Whelans |
Yves Yan as the Tarsiar from a Chinese zoo who is only able to speak mandarin.
Reception[edit]
The film received largely positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 97% score based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 7.34/10. The site’s consensus states: «The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales uses its simple, classic animation style to tell a series of equally undemanding — yet utterly beguiling — stories the whole family can enjoy.»[5] Metacritic reports a 73 out of 100 rating, based on 4 reviews, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[6]
References[edit]
- ^ «INTERVIEW: Duo Directors Talk «The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales»«. Animation Scoop. WordPress. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ «Le grand méchant renard et autres contes». Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Hopewell, John (12 January 2017). «UniFrance Rendez-Vous: Studiocanal Takes International on ‘Big Bad Fox,’ ‘L’Ecole Buissonnière’ (EXCLUSIVE)». Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ «The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales». Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market. CITIA. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ «The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (Le grand méchant renard et autres contes)». Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ «The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales». Metacritic. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
External links[edit]
- Folivari official site
- Panique! Production official site
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at IMDb
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at AlloCiné (in French)
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at Box Office Mojo
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at Metacritic
| The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… | |
|---|---|
|
Film poster |
|
| French | Le Grand Méchant Renard et autres contes… |
| Directed by | Benjamin Renner Patrick Imbert |
| Screenplay by | Benjamin Renner Jean Regnaud |
| Based on |
The Big Bad Fox
|
| Produced by | Didier Brunner Vincent Tavier |
| Starring | Guillaume Darnault Damien Witecka Kamel Abdessadok Antoine Schoumsky Céline Ronté |
| Edited by | Benjamin Massoubre |
| Music by | Robert Marcel Lepage |
|
Production |
Folivari |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
|
Release dates |
|
|
Running time |
83 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium |
| Languages | French English |
| Budget | $3 million[1] |
| Box office | $9.6 million[2] |
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… (French: Le Grand Méchant Renard et autres contes…) is a 2017 French/Belgian animated anthology comedy film directed by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert, adapted from Renner’s own comic books The Big Bad Fox and Un bébé à livrer. Originally conceived as half-hour TV specials, the three segments are linked together by a frame narrative.[3]
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on 15 June 2017,[4] and was later released by StudioCanal in France on 21 June.
Plot[edit]
The film begins in a theater with a group of animals preparing a show. The Fox, the host of the show, tells the audience they will share three different stories, most of which take place on a French farm led by animals. After speaking with the audience, the play begins when the animals tell Fox they’re ready.
Baby Delivery[edit]
On the farm, Stork claims to have a broken wing and leaves a baby named Pauline whom he was to deliver to Avignon in the hands of a trio of farm animals: Pig, Rabbit and Duck. The last two are immature and clumsy, therefore, potentially dangerous to the baby. Initially, Pig refuses to take care of Pauline, but he tries to compensate for Rabbit and Duck’s weaknesses so that little Pauline finds her parents. After several clumsy and misunderstood events from Pig nearly being devoured by a pike to getting mixed up with mailing Pauline to China instead of Tarsiar they encountered along their journey, the trio manages to leave Pauline with her family, sadly saying goodbye to her. Once they get back to the farm, Pig discovers Stork was lying to the trio because he’s just too lazy to do his job. Pig takes this calmly just so he can put Stork in a catapult and fling him away.
The Big Bad Fox[edit]
A Fox who lives in the forest fails in trying to eat the chickens of the farm. One of them can easily protect herself, and Fox always ends up eating radishes that Pig leaves for him. He later takes the advice of Wolf in stealing 3 chicken eggs at night, planning to eat them once they’re fat. But the Chicks accept him as their mother, and he gradually gets attached to them, to the point of deciding to protect them from Wolf. Fox decides to run away to the farm with the Chicks. He fools Wolf by eating radishes instead of the Chicks and takes shelter on the farm by disguising himself as a chicken. He discovers with horror that the lead Chicken, whose eggs he had stolen, has sworn revenge and created a Fox Extermination Club in which she trains the other chickens in self-defense. Fox manages to hide for some time, but he is betrayed by the behavior of his chicks who, deciding to be foxes, bite their friends at school and even bring Fox a living one for dinner. Fox tries to scold them, but the Chicks, disappointed by his behavior, decide to return to the forest and make Wolf their new mother. Discovered, Fox is martyred by the Chickens, as he tries in vain to prevent the danger to the Chicks. Tossed out of the farm by explosives, Dog tries to convince the lead Chicken to help him. Fox lands in the forest in the arms of Wolf who was about to eat the Chicks. He helps them and manages to hold off the Wolf while the chicks run away. The lead Chicken, who is the chicks’ biological mother, finally finds them, and after hearing of Wolf’s plan that he told Fox to do, she and a group of chickens manage to defeat Wolf. The lead Chicken wants the Chicks to return, leaving Fox heartbroken, but the Chicks rush to him. The lead Chicken decides on an agreement with Fox: Fox continues to see the Chicks regularly and, in exchange, he helps the chickens to train themselves in self-defense against other predators.
Saving Christmas[edit]
On the farm, the animals prepare for the Christmas festivities. By multiplying nonsense and disasters, Rabbit and Duck destroy a plastic Santa that was hanging from the barn, and they’re convinced they have killed the true Santa. Despite Pig’s explanation, they are planning to take Santa’s place to deliver the gifts to children around the world. Pig tries to stop them but is dragged along with them to the city, then taken to the pound, where the three animals are locked up with a pack of dogs. The cunning and resourcefulness of the three companions, fortunately, allows them to get off the hook, and after some clumsy events, Rabbit and Duck see another Santa clinging to a windowsill, but this time, it is the real Santa Claus. They manage to save him, and as a reward, Santa takes the trio back to the farm. The next morning, they wake up with presents.
Epilogue[edit]
The end credits begin with a return to the stage of all the characters. As the credits roll, various characters appear, including a frog sweeper, who is cleaning up the scene.
Voice cast[edit]
| Character | French voice actor | English voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | Guillaume Darnault | Giles New |
| Pork | Damien Witecka | Justin Edwards |
| Bunny | Kamel Abdessadok | Adrian Edmondson |
| Duck | Antoine Schoumsky | Bill Bailey |
| Chicken | Céline Ronté | Celia Imrie |
| Pauline | Violette Samama | Louie-Loveday O’Brien |
| Alex | Jules Bienvenu | Alexander Molony |
| Evan | Augustin Jahn-Sani | Tallulah Conabeare |
| Wolf | Boris Rehlinger | Matthew Goode |
| Fifou | Guillaume Bouchede | Phill Jupitus |
| Santa Claus | Jean-Loup Horwitz | Marcel McCalla |
| Stork | Christophe Lemoine | Phil Whelans |
Yves Yan as the Tarsiar from a Chinese zoo who is only able to speak mandarin.
Reception[edit]
The film received largely positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 97% score based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 7.34/10. The site’s consensus states: «The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales uses its simple, classic animation style to tell a series of equally undemanding — yet utterly beguiling — stories the whole family can enjoy.»[5] Metacritic reports a 73 out of 100 rating, based on 4 reviews, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[6]
References[edit]
- ^ «INTERVIEW: Duo Directors Talk «The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales»«. Animation Scoop. WordPress. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ «Le grand méchant renard et autres contes». Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Hopewell, John (12 January 2017). «UniFrance Rendez-Vous: Studiocanal Takes International on ‘Big Bad Fox,’ ‘L’Ecole Buissonnière’ (EXCLUSIVE)». Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ «The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales». Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market. CITIA. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ «The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (Le grand méchant renard et autres contes)». Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ «The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales». Metacritic. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
External links[edit]
- Folivari official site
- Panique! Production official site
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at IMDb
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at AlloCiné (in French)
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at Box Office Mojo
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales… at Metacritic
12 апреля в некоторых российских кинотеатрах неожиданно стартовал мультфильм «Большой злой лис и другие сказки», лента чисто фестивальная и «артхаусная», но прекрасная. Мы понимаем, что в нешироком прокате «Большого злого лиса…» постигнет судьба коллег по малоизвестности, но такой мультик хорошо посмотреть и дома. А самое главное — с детьми, ведь рисовали его именно для них. Ну и для любителей высокой анимации, конечно. Оценка редакции Tlum.Ru — 8/10.
Не один, а целых три
«Большой злой лис» — одна история, «Ребенок с доставкой» — другая, а «Как спасти Рождество» — третья. Все они емкие, каверзные и действительно интересные. Объединяет их место действия и герои, то есть ферма и ее обитатели.
Последние все как на подбор — яркие, понятные и забавные. Поросенок, самый разумный и адекватный на весь мультфильм. Его полные противоположности — Селезень и Кролик. Флегматичный ленивый Пес, суровый, но обаятельный Волк и даже Дед Мороз. Настоящий. И, разумеется, сам лис. Маленький, добрый и… нет-нет, большой и злой, конечно же!
Для детей от 3 до 103
Здесь можно вспомнить «Братца Лиса и Братца Кролика» Джанни Радари. Или «Винни-Пуха» Алана Милна, если первые вам не знакомы. Та самая порода детских произведений, созданных настолько круто, что они легко и правильно воспринимаются взрослыми. Здесь говорят на универсальном языке хороших дел, правильных эмоций и настоящей любви.
Про любовь тут в основном детско-родительскую, зато много и крайне жизненно. В невероятно милых цыплятах дети узнают себя, а в рыжем непутевом лисе, которому пришлось растить желтых малышей, разглядят себя родители. Скучно не будет никому.
Абсолютно уникальное явление
Ну то есть вообще. Подобные ленты выходят раз в очень много лет, их крайне мало, и мы активно радуемся, что они выходят вообще. В эпоху окончательного и бесповоротного триумфа 3D-технологий «Большой злой лис и другие сказки» — редчайший рисованный от руки зверь, спасибо, что на воле, а не в зоопарке.
Сама лента создана теми же французскими ребятами, что нарисовали мультфильм «Эрнест и Селестина: Приключения мышки и медведя». Родство чувствуется в акварельно-художественом стиле анимации, выборе говорящих зверей в качестве героев и высоком качестве всего в целом.
Глубокий уровень иронии
«У меня глаза вспотели» — шмыгает носом растроганный прощанием с полюбившимся младенчиком Кролик. Он и его закадычный утиный друг являются основными источниками юмора — того, нехитрого, что предназначен для детей.
А для взрослых сюда положили порядочно сарказма, тонких отсылок и прямых реверансов к чему-то еще, начиная с «Моего соседа Тоторо» заканчивая «Инопланетянином» Спилберга. И пусть смеяться громко и вслух при просмотре не предполагается, настроение после «Большого лиса…» все равно подтягивается в струнку и взлетает.
Приятно для глаз и ушей
Про отличную 2D-анимацию уже упомянули, но можно еще разок, для верности. Она здесь именно живая, весомый аргумент всем тем, кто причитает: «в наше время мультики были душевные, а сейчас так не умеют…». Ну так вот — умеют. И душевно, и «лампово», и так, чтобы линии вились и складывались в картинки прямо у вас на глазах, а небрежно нарисованные звери казались более настоящими, чем смоделированные при помощи последних достижений компьютерной графики.
А еще здесь чудесная музыка, легкая, атмосферная и непростая. Именно такая, какая и должна быть в правильном материале для детей — не просто, а качественно. Отдельно отметим отечественный дубляж, который оказался хорошим.
Когда-то Станиславский сказал: «Для детей нужно играть так же, как и для взрослых, только лучше». Чуковский его перефразировал: «Для детей нужно писать так же, как и для взрослых, только лучше». Вы уже поняли, к чему это здесь, верно? Приятного просмотра!
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