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My Life as a Zucchini

Original title: Ma vie de Courgette
  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
27K
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My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
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AnimationComedyDrama

After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.

  • Director
    • Claude Barras
  • Writers
    • Céline Sciamma
    • Claude Barras
    • Morgan Navarro
  • Stars
    • Gaspard Schlatter
    • Sixtine Murat
    • Paulin Jaccoud
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Claude Barras
    • Writers
      • Céline Sciamma
      • Claude Barras
      • Morgan Navarro
    • Stars
      • Gaspard Schlatter
      • Sixtine Murat
      • Paulin Jaccoud
    • 76User reviews
    • 238Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 24 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Gaspard Schlatter
    • Courgette
    • (voice)
    Sixtine Murat
    • Camille
    • (voice)
    Paulin Jaccoud
    • Simon
    • (voice)
    Michel Vuillermoz
    • Raymond
    • (voice)
    Raul Ribera
    • Ahmed
    • (voice)
    Estelle Hennard
    • Alice
    • (voice)
    Elliot Sanchez
    • Jujube
    • (voice)
    Lou Wick
    • Béatrice
    • (voice)
    Brigitte Rosset
    • Tante Ida
    • (voice)
    Natacha Koutchoumov
    Natacha Koutchoumov
    • Maman de Courgette
    • (voice)
    • (as Natacha Varga-Koutchoumov)
    Monica Budde
    • Mme Papineau
    • (voice)
    Adrien Barazzone
    • Mr. Paul
    • (voice)
    Véronique Montel
    • Rosy
    • (voice)
    Romane Cretegny
    • Fillette
    • (voice)
    Evelyne Bouvier
    • Maman de la fillette
    • (voice)
    Léonard Geneux
    • Garçon
    • (voice)
    Anne-Laure Brasey
    • La foraine
    • (voice)
    Jean-Claude Issenmann
    • Le juge
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Claude Barras(a film by)
    • Writers
      • Céline Sciamma
      • Claude Barras
      • Morgan Navarro
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Switzerland for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.
    • Goofs
      When Courgette arrives at Les Fontaines the other children are shown in the close up shot of the window in mirror form (Alice's parting to the right, Simon's quiff to the left and Jujube's plaster on the left).
    • Quotes

      Raymond: Your mum is no longer there, Icare.

      Courgette: My name is Courgette!

      Raymond: Courgette... Did your mum call you that? Hm. My name is Raymond.

      Courgette: Did your mum call you that?

    • Crazy credits
      About halfway through the credits, we see an animated sequence based, apparently, on the lead actor's audition tape.
    • Connections
      Featured in Making of: Ma vie de Courgette (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Salut à toi
      Written by Fanfan & Loran

      Performed by Bérurier Noir

    User reviews76

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Bold, colourful, charming and heartfelt
    'My Life as a Courgette' was the last of the five 2016/7 Best Animated Feature Oscar nominees viewed by me, and that it is (to me) the weakest of the nominees and still manages to be a very good film is testament to how great the other four films ('The Red Turtle', 'Kubo', 'Moana' and the winner 'Zootropolis', so very stiff competition) were.

    There is not a whole lot wrong with 'My Life as a Courgette'. At just over an hour it is a little too short and it did have a story that was deserving of a longer length, and the depiction of orphanages (usually a dark and unhappy environment that people can't wait to leave) is rather rose-tinted. Otherwise, it is a beautifully done film that has much more to it than the quirky if silly title, the cute-looking characters and bright colourful visuals make out. Not classing these attributes as bad things in any way, but it is so easy hearing and seeing it advertised to get the wrong idea about 'My Life as a Courgette', thinking it will be a quirky film with children as its primary target audience, bright colours and witty humour when actually there is much to the film than that.

    It is a beautifully animated film certainly. It is very vibrantly bright and colourful, with parts of truly haunting atmosphere, a vividly immersive world and meticulously detailed backgrounds and overall visuals from the little things to the bigger effects. Just as good are the eye-catching character designs that are modelled smoothly and even with the oddball looks look and behave very authentically, for characters they are very unique and charmingly unusual (what other title character has blue hair and a red nose?).

    Furthermore, the music score is appropriately atmospheric and whimsical, while the writing has quirks and poignancy. The story could have benefited from a longer length but still charms, amuses and moves, with a surprisingly sober tone, while not being afraid to take risks and brave more difficult subjects with sensitivity and never heavy-handedness. This is including one of the boldest opening sequences in any animated film (perhaps the boldest since that for Disney's 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'). Everything is paced beautifully too.

    Characters are very easy to warm to and have engaging, distinct personalities. Voice acting in both the American and particularly French versions is very emotive.

    On the whole, beautiful film and has much more to it than one would think. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Oct 8, 2017

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • France
    • Official sites
      • GKIDS (United States)
      • Indie Sales (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • My Name Is Zucchini
    • Filming locations
      • Rhône-Alpes Studios, Lyon, France
    • Production companies
      • Rita Productions
      • Blue Spirit Animation
      • Gébéka Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $309,766
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $31,853
      • Feb 26, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,873,157
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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