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Le chien, le général et les oiseaux

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  • 1h 15m
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Le chien, le général et les oiseaux (2003)
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A long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by th... Read allA long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by the people of Russia but regarded an executioner by the winged creatures. Now fifty years ol... Read allA long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by the people of Russia but regarded an executioner by the winged creatures. Now fifty years older the aging general leads a drab life. To make matters worse, the descendants of the sac... Read all
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  • Director
    • Francis Nielsen
  • Writers
    • Tonino Guerra(book)
    • Francis Nielsen(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Michel Elias(voice)
    • Tonino Guerra(voice)
    • Philippe Noiret(voice)
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  • Director
    • Francis Nielsen
  • Writers
    • Tonino Guerra(book)
    • Francis Nielsen(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Michel Elias(voice)
    • Tonino Guerra(voice)
    • Philippe Noiret(voice)
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    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Michel Elias
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    Tonino Guerra
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    Philippe Noiret
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      • Francis Nielsen
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      • Tonino Guerra(book) (screenplay)
      • Francis Nielsen(uncredited)
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    A long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by the people of Russia but regarded an executioner by the winged creatures. Now fifty years older the aging general leads a drab life. To make matters worse, the descendants of the sacrificed birds keep attacking him. One day however a meets an engaging little dog who soon becomes his faithful companion. Both friends decide to break the curse plaguing the general's life : they start militating for all the caged birds of Russia to be set free. —Guy Bellinger
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      Visa d'exploitation en France # 97874.

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    7/10
    A complex but very approachable movie
    The other and quite critical review has persuaded me to write my very first one after hundreds of ratings on this website and thousands of movies watched. Which include quite a lot of animated movies for children. This one, even if it may not be an absolute masterpiece, deserves much better than it could seem.

    First, the story is quite impressive: it deals with war, old age, loneliness, nature, urban life, animal freedom, challenge of the law, achievement, dreams, death… without any difficulty for a 4-year-old child. On this point, it's worth many masterpieces of the brilliant Miyazaki.

    The great work of Tonino Guerra, based on real testimonies and adapted by himself, is used at its best, and mixes perfectly complexity and ease of understanding. The main character does not need of identification to be really moving, and the editing can afford flash back and several dreams with a surprising clarity.

    Second, graphics: there are also based on Sergueï Barkhin's drawing used in the original book. There are enhanced by an impressive work on perspective and perception of space, with lots of "quotations" of famous painters, Van Gogh, Chagall, etc. Colors also reveal massive researches and subtlety. All there are visually efficient, rich and subtle.

    Sounds and music may be more understated, but they show a very welcome lightness even if the few darker scenes, including army battles. They escape the loudness war that has concerned even movies for the youngest and spoiled many of them for a couple of decades.

    Nonetheless, the use of computer to animate the drawings could look old-fashioned, a bit "8-bit style". But the movie does not pretend to be technically impressive, and rather focus on feelings, understanding of the world, humor or power of imagination to move young children with a great success.

    Finally, this film manages in what a lot of works of art are looking for: to hide a large amount of complexity and work under appearances of simplicity, almost naivety.
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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2003 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Dog, the General, and the Birds
    • Production companies
      • Solaris
      • Roissy Films
      • Téva
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $240,852
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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