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Le printemps de Mélie

C'est Carnaval au pays du roi Balthasar et le vilain Boniface ambitionne de détrôner Léon pour devenir le roi bidon. Toutefois, parions que Mélie Pain d'Épice et sa complice sauront déjouer le félon et sauver toute la population. Ce film d'animation de marionnettes, réalisé par Pierre Luc Granjon, met en scène une fable médiévale sublime dans la plus pure tradition.
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C'est Carnaval au pays du roi Balthasar et le vilain Boniface ambitionne de détrôner Léon pour devenir le roi bidon. Toutefois, parions que Mélie Pain d'Épice et sa complice sauront déjouer le félon et sauver toute la population. Ce film d'animation de marionnettes, réalisé par Pierre Luc Granjon, met en scène une fable médiévale sublime dans la plus pure tradition.

Literature and Language Children and Youth All subjects
  • direction
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • script
    Antoine Lanciaux
  • adaptation
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
    Pascal Le Nôtre
  • dialogues
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
    Pascal Le Nôtre
  • None
    Samuel Ribeyron
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
    Loïc Burkhardt
    Fabien Drouet
    Izu Troin
    Catherine Blanc-Maurizi
    Louis Asselin
    Francine Langdeau
    Patrick Tallaron
    Marc Bertrand
    René Chénier
    François Deplanck
    Sophie Boé
  • music
    Normand Roger
    Denis Chartrand
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • sound design
    Normand Roger
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • sound editing - assistance
    Dominique Bourgoin
  • voice
    Sarah Bazri
    Albert Payne
    Bernard Bouillon
    Jean-Pierre Yvars
    Christian Taponard
    Nathalie Fort
    Vincent Garanger
    Mathilde Mauguière
    François Lignier
    Anne-Sophie Rey
    Florie Arnaud
    Malek Bentroudi
    Sarah Cadot
  • voice logging
    Pascal Serme
  • translation
    Jennifer Meunier
  • sound mixer
    Serge Boivin
    Jean Paul Vialard
    Shelley Craig
  • director of photography
    Sara Sponga
  • additional camera assistant
    Pablo Coppere
    Guillaume Chamérat
  • background supervisor
    Samuel Ribeyron
  • prop supervisor
    Simon Jacquard
    Delphine Daumas
    Marion Charrier
    Hélène Ducrocq
    Sandrine Héritier
  • set decorator
    Simon Jacquard
    Delphine Daumas
    Marion Charrier
    Hélène Ducrocq
    Sandrine Héritier
  • background intern
    Cécilia Pepper
    Ronan Janin
  • creation of characters
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • puppet supervisor
    François Cadot
  • armatures
    François Cadot
  • opaquer
    Hélène Ducrocq
  • chief animator
    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
  • editing
    Hervé Guichard
  • online editing
    Denis Gathelier
  • digital imaging specialist
    Susan Gourley
    Pierre Plouffe
  • making-of
    Sara Sponga
  • head of production
    Solenne Blanc
    Marion Lucas
  • technical coordination
    Julie Laperrière
  • conforming
    Patrick Tallaron
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
    Michèle Labelle
  • producer
    Pascal Le Nôtre
    Marie-Josée Corbeil
    Christine Côté
  • finance and administration director
    Emmanuel Bernard
    Katy Corriveau

Education

Ages 5 to 12
Mini-Lessons
Mini-Lesson - Molly in Springtime
School subjects
Arts Education - Art Ethics and Religious Culture - Ethical Values

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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