An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.
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Title: A Lenda de Despereaux (2008)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Matthew Broderick | ... | Despereaux (voice) | |
| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Roscuro (voice) | |
| Emma Watson | ... | Princess Pea (voice) | |
| Tracey Ullman | ... | Miggery Sow (voice) | |
| Kevin Kline | ... | Andre (voice) | |
| William H. Macy | ... | Lester (voice) | |
| Stanley Tucci | ... | Boldo (voice) | |
| Ciarán Hinds | ... | Botticelli (voice) | |
| Robbie Coltrane | ... | Gregory (voice) | |
| Tony Hale | ... | Furlough (voice) | |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Antoinette (voice) | |
| Frank Langella | ... | Mayor (voice) | |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Principal (voice) | |
| Christopher Lloyd | ... | Hovis (voice) | |
| Charles Shaughnessy | ... | Pietro (voice) | |
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The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess. Written by Anonymous
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 December 2008 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$10,103,675, 21 December 2008Gross USA:
$50,877,145Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$86,947,965Company Credits
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Antoinette: And don't do anything he doesn't.
Lester: And if he's afraid of something.
Antoinette: Then you need to be afraid of it, too.
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When Despereaux is about to be dropped into the rat dungeon, he has red string wrapped around his waist. The camera cuts away to show the dungeon, and when it comes back to see Despereaux, the red string is missing for one shot. When the camera shows him again before being dropped, the string reappears properly. See more »Quotes
Lester: Do what he does.Antoinette: And don't do anything he doesn't.
Lester: And if he's afraid of something.
Antoinette: Then you need to be afraid of it, too.
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I'd be hard pressed to name a kid's flick I've seen in the last four years that can't be summed up by "a quest to find his true self." For once, the hero knows who he is, and lives by this truth rather than learning to define himself along the journey. It was refreshing to see a slightly less-linear film aimed at the under-10 crowd. There were at least 3-4 narratives to follow (mouse, rat, servant girl, and to a lesser extent, the royal family). The notion that one's actions and attitude can greatly affect those around you, in unexpected ways with surprising consequences, was a lovely lesson to learn, rather than the rote "value of friendship" moral. I don't quite get the Ratatouille comparisons, frankly. OK, the heroes are both rodents. And there is a chef. This film reminded me more of Big Fish, The Princess Bride, and Pushing Daisies with its small themes and seemingly meandering narrative, that all comes nicely at the end. And yes, the film was utterly beautiful.