Ernest & Celestine
2012 · Movie · PG · 80 min · ★ 7.7 · 92% critics
In a city where bears and mice are taught to fear each other, a young mouse who dreams of an artistic life crosses paths with a struggling bear who wants to create. Their unlikely bond pushes them outside society’s rules, and they end up on a small-time, mischievous adventure that tests trust, kindness, and prejudice.
Based on Ernest et Célestine
Also known as Ernest and Celestine
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Details
- Original title
- Ernest et Célestine
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-12-12
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (687 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a cozy, family-friendly animated story about unlikely friendship, art, and prejudice, with a calm, storybook feel; Not for you if you need fast action or big laughs like A Town Called Panic.
Pros: warm watercolor look; gentle, charming friendship; thoughtful acceptance theme | Cons: very simple story; some plot conveniences; message feels heavy-handed
Themes
- friendship
- underground world
- musician
- mouse
- brotherhood
- trial
- prejudice
- bear
- based on children's book
- teeth
- racial prejudice
Awards & recognition
- NYICFF Grand Prize · 2013
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2014 · nominated
- Annie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Anne-Marie Loop
as La Grise (voice)
Lambert Wilson
as Ernest (voice)
Pauline Brunner
as Célestine (voice)
Patrice Melennec
as Georges (voice)
Brigitte Virtudes
as Lucienne (voice)
- LL
Léonard Louf
as Léon (voice)
Dominique Maurin
as Chef de Clinique (voice)
Féodor Atkine
as Juge Grizzly (voice)
Vincent Grass
as Chef de la police des Ours (voice)
Patrice Dozier
as Chef de la police des Rats (voice)
Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner