Family Gala
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales
Le grand méchant renard et autres contes
This hilarious trio of farmyard tales features some of the wisest cracking animals that you ever could hope to meet.
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Credits
Dir Benjamin Renner, Patrick Imbert
Prod Didier Brunner, Philippe Logie, Vincent Tavier
Scr Benjamin Renner, Jean Regnaud
With the voices of Guillaume Darnault, Damien Wietecka, Kamel Abdelssadok
France
2017
79min
UK Distribution STUDIOCANAL
Festival guests
These members of the filmmaking team are expected to attend the festival:
- Patrick Imbert, Director
See the full list of visiting festival guests. Please note that we can't guarantee guest attendance at any particular screening.
This outstanding, laugh-a-minute animation from the team behind Ernest & Celestine (LFF2012, Family Gala) is guaranteed to appeal to adults as much as it will children. This charming trio of farmyard tales introduces us to a world of animals with identity issues, who are unable to fit into traditional roles in the pecking order and are constantly trying to outsmart each other. ‘A Baby to Deliver’ sees a rabbit, pig and duck delivering a new-born baby for a stork, only to discover what a huge responsibility it is. In ‘The Big Bad Fox’, the eponymous villain’s plan to steal eggs backfires when his dinner – the newly hatched baby chicks – believe he is their mother. And in ‘The Perfect Christmas’, animals take on a frantic mission to find a new Santa Claus. Benjamin Renner adapts his own comic book for the big screen, with lovingly crafted, hand-drawn animation bringing his illustrations gloriously to life. If you’re expecting these farmyard animals to be cute and cuddly, think again. These are fast-talking, wise-cracking, witty characters. The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales will warm your heart as it makes you laugh out loud.
Justin Johnson
Additional information
Suitable for ages 6+.
With English subtitles. An actor will now read out the English subtitles via headphones for younger audience members at the Family Gala screening on Sat 14 Oct.
The introduction/Q&A will be BSL interpreted at the screening on Sat 14 Oct.
Festival guests
These members of the filmmaking team are expected to attend the festival:
- Patrick Imbert, Director
See the full list of visiting festival guests. Please note that we can't guarantee guest attendance at any particular screening.
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