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Title: Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Mathias Malzieu | ... | Jack (voice) | |
| Olivia Ruiz | ... | Miss Acacia (voice) | |
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Grand Corps Malade | ... | Joe (voice) |
| Jean Rochefort | ... | Méliès (voice) | |
| Rossy de Palma | ... | Luna (voice) | |
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Babet | ... | Anna (voice) |
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Marie Vincent | ... | Madeleine #1 (voice) |
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Emily Loizeau | ... | Madeleine #2 (voice) |
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Arthur H. | ... | Arthur (voice) |
| Dani | ... | Brigitte Helm (voice) | |
| Alain Bashung | ... | Jack l'éventreur (voice) | |
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Cali | ... | L'homme qui pleure / L'homme trmpette (voice) |
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Chloé Renaud | ... | La jeune mère (voice) |
| Moon Dailly | ... | La petite fille blonde (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Samantha Barks | ... | Miss Acacia (voice) | |
Edinburgh, late 19th century. Little Jack is born on a day so cold that his heart remains frozen. Madeleine the midwife replaces his heart with a cuckoo-clock. It will work, as long as Jack follows the rules, mainly not falling in love. But his encounter with a fiery-eyed girl singing on a street corner and his decision to chase after her will test the resistance of his makeshift heart to the breaking point - Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a magnificent love story set in an exciting period full of fabulous inventions, eccentric characters and fantastic adventures. Adapted by Mathias Malzieu from his best-selling novel and the gold-selling album by his band Dionysos, this superbly animated movie is about passion and acceptance of others. Written by Anonymous
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The porcelain characters were convincing; so much so they were able to bring the more cartoon- like Tinkerbell type character in over the top. I thought wait a minute that is animation within an animation. There were a lot of good elements. I liked the carnival scenes. It needed more suspense though. It dragged slightly towards the end I felt. It seemed too young for adults to watch and too old for children; and probably a tad insipid for teenagers.I wasn't sure whom it was aimed at. Some kids would lose interest and some adults would too for different reasons. It was a sincere movie and the animation was different and interesting. But somehow the story was a bit unconvincing even if you suspended your disbelief to enjoy the movie. I mean I bought into the movie to enjoy it but it did not grab me enough with any compelling elements or drag me along enough. It had a lot of good original components and ideas. but it needed more suspense and it did not create enough concern for the characters. But to be fair I kept thinking,"get that key back'. It seemed to sacrifice the overall plot in preference to style. Indeed it was very stylish animation. I don't think it will be a cult film in America because the English accents might be a bit foreign sounding for United States audiences to engage with. Its good but something indefinable seemed to be lacking. Yet it could have just been my own obtuseness. There were many things I liked about it but the story itself did not really take hold of me.