A Monster in Paris (2011)
"Un monstre à Paris" (original title)

A 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer. Paris.

Director:

Bibo Bergeron

Writers:

Bibo Bergeron, Stéphane Kazandjian (screenplay)

Stars:

Mathieu Chedid, Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mathieu Chedid	...	Francoeur (voice) (as M)
Vanessa Paradis	...	Lucille (voice)
Gad Elmaleh	...	Raoul (voice)
François Cluzet	...	Le préfet Maynott (voice)
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Maud (voice)
Julie Ferrier	...	Madame Carlotta (voice)
Bruno Salomone	...	Albert (voice)
Sébastien Desjours	...	Emile (voice)
Philippe Peythieu	...	(voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Balaban	...	Pâté (voice)
Paul Bandey	...	Narrator / Newsman / Policeman / Journalist (voice)
Jodie Forrest	...	Madame Omelette (voice)
David Gasman	...	Clerk (voice)
Adam Goldberg	...	Raoul (voice)
Matthew Géczy	...	Albert (voice)

Storyline

Paris,1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colorful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing citizens. They join forces with Lucille, the big-hearted star of the Rare Bird cabaret, an eccentric scientist and his irascible monkey to save the monster, who turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, from the city's ruthlessly ambitious police chief.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | belle epoque | city name in title | paris france

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some action violence involving gunplay, and mild rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] (French, English)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

12 October 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

A Monster in Paris

Box Office

Budget:

€25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, Bibo Films, France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Projector: A Monster in Paris (2012)

User Reviews

A very cute film

I saw this movie yesterday. I was not expecting anything ; my boyfriend and I love cartoons, he chose it, I hat no idea what it was.

The beginning and exposition are a little slow, granted. But it is worth it, it allows you to enter peacefully in the story.

And as it goes on, the story gets more original as we see the monsters are not necessarily who we think.

I did not expect it to be a musical, too, and really, that's not it. But the story revolves around a singer, so she sings (and I stop here so as not to spoil). In french, she is voiced by Vanessa Paradis (yes, Jonnhy Depp's Vanessa) who is a pretty good singer and actress. The songs are pretty good, the other singer (pretty famous in France, too) add some poetry to the thing, but the music is not too much. There is no singing for no reason like in the Disney cartoons.

The rendering of Paris, during the great flood of 1910 (true story) in very well done and the atmosphere is beautiful.

There are a few situation jokes ; you don't explode with laughter but it's funny and you can see that the writers prepared them carefully (the thief joke, for instance). Plus, in the french version, there a plenty of little allusions and puns that are really fun.

All in all, a very enjoyable experience for kids or adults.