Ernest & Celestine (2012)
"Ernest et Célestine" (original title)

The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.

Directors:

Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar,

Writer:

Daniel Pennac

Stars:

Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Anne-Marie Loop

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Lambert Wilson	...	Ernest (voice)
Pauline Brunner	...	Celestine (voice)
Anne-Marie Loop	...	La Grise (voice)
Patrice Melennec	...	Georges (voice)
Brigitte Virtudes	...	Lucienne (voice)
Léonard Louf	...	Lèon (voice)
Dominique Maurin	...	Chef de Clinique (voice) (as Dominique Collignon)
Yann Lemadic	...	Avocat d'Ernest (voice) (as Yann Le Madic)
Féodor Atkine	...	Juge Grizzly (voice)
Vincent Grass	...	Chef de la police des Ours (voice)
Patrice Dozier	...	Chef de la police des Rats (voice)
Jacques Ciron	...	Monsieur Rançonnet (voice)
Garance Pauwels	...	Célestine (enfant) (voice)

Storyline

The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | mouse | bear | one man band | covered in snow | 

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Genres:

Animation

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

12 December 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Ernest & Celestine

Box Office

Budget:

€9,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Parti Productions, Les Armateurs, Maybe Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References A Town Called Panic (2009)

User Reviews

Superior Kiddie toon.

Genuinely charming cartoon feature from the PANIQUE AU VILLAGE lot.

While rummaging through the town's dust bins, Ernest the bear finds sleeping mouse Ernestine and is dissuaded from eating her - whether it's Tom's Jerry, the King Sized Canary or Br'er Rabbit, they never get eaten.

The pair are our introduction to the parallel surface world of the bears and the underground world of the mice, both of which prove hostile, though mouse world is one of those appealing fantasy communities, like Santa city in POLAR EXPRESS or the bath house in SPIRITED AWAY. The lead duo are among the most engaging of cartoon characters and their seclusion seems a nice outcome. It would be interesting to see if their appeal survives English language dubbing.

The watercolour texture is unfamiliar and imaginative. The music is effectively unobtrusive. It would be hard to fault this one. Why try?