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Molly in Springtime

It’s carnival in Balthasarville and the scoundrel Bonifacio is scheming to overthrow Léon and become King Quack. But he’s outsmarted by Molly Gingerbread and her friend Hedgehog, who manage to save the townspeople Bonifacio has poisoned. This puppet animation by Pierre-Luc Granjon tells a medieval tale of treachery and love.
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It’s carnival in Balthasarville and the scoundrel Bonifacio is scheming to overthrow Léon and become King Quack. But he’s outsmarted by Molly Gingerbread and her friend Hedgehog, who manage to save the townspeople Bonifacio has poisoned. This puppet animation by Pierre-Luc Granjon tells a medieval tale of treachery and love.

Literature and Language Children and Youth All subjects
Animation for Kids All channels
  • direction
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • script
    Antoine Lanciaux
  • adaptation
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
    Pascal Le Nôtre
  • dialogue
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
    Pascal Le Nôtre
  • art direction
    Samuel Ribeyron
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • music
    Normand Roger
    Denis Chartrand
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • sound design
    Normand Roger
    Denis Chartrand
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • sound editing assistant
    Dominique Bourgoin
  • voice
    Holly Gauthier-Frankel
    Robert Naylor
    Terrence Scammel
    A.J. Henderson
    Arthur Grosser
    Danielle Désormeaux
    Rick Jones
    Sonja Ball
    Mark Camacho
    Sara Bradeen
    Maria Bircher
    Thor Bishopric
    Richard Dumont
    Susan Glover
    Michael Rudder
  • translation
    Jennifer Meunier
  • English adaptation
    Thor Bishopric
  • voice direction
    Thor Bishopric
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
    Jean Paul Vialard
    Shelley Craig
  • cinematographer
    Sara Sponga
  • camera assistant
    Fabien Drouet
  • additional camera assistant
    Pablo Coppere
    Guillaume Chamérat
  • background supervisor
    Samuel Ribeyron
  • prop supervisor
    Simon Jacquard
    Delphine Daumas
    Marion Charrier
    Hélène Ducrocq
    Sandrine Héritier
  • background artist
    Simon Jacquard
    Delphine Daumas
    Marion Charrier
    Hélène Ducrocq
    Sandrine Héritier
  • background intern
    Cécilia Pepper
    Ronan Janin
  • character design
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • puppet supervisor
    François Cadot
  • painter
    Hélène Ducrocq
  • animation supervisor
    Marjolaine Parot
  • animator
    Chaïtane Conversat
    François Lignier
    Lorelei Paliès
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • storyboard
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • supervisor of compositing
    Christophe Gautry
  • special effects
    Christophe Gautry
  • compositing assistant
    Maïa Gascuel
  • titles design
    Izu Troin
  • editing
    Hervé Guichard
  • online editing
    Denis Gathelier
  • digital imaging specialist
    Susan Gourley
    Pierre Plouffe
  • making-of
    Sara Sponga
  • production manager
    Catherine Blanc-Maurizi
    Louis Asselin
    Francine Langdeau
  • production assistant
    Solenne Blanc
    Marion Lucas
  • technical coordinator
    Julie Laperrière
  • scene checking
    Patrick Tallaron
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
    Michèle Labelle
  • producer
    Pascal Le Nôtre
    Marie-Josée Corbeil
    Christine Côté
  • co-producer
    Marc Bertrand
    René Chénier
    François Deplanck
    Sophie Boé
  • finance director
    Emmanuel Bernard
    Katy Corriveau
  • administration director
    Emmanuel Bernard
    Katy Corriveau

Education

Ages 5 to 12

Study Guide

Guide 1

Notes

If asked to explain the values conveyed by Molly and Léon, children will know the answers. Love, fraternity and the desire for justice are emotions that can serve to spark discussion. Children can be asked to imagine, in drawings, the rest of the two characters’ story. The film can serve to show students the beauty of images, and get them to appreciate the concept of long, painstaking work.

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