The Prince’s Voyage
Le Voyage du Prince
This exceptional animated film comes from the mind of Jean-François Laguionie and follows his earlier feature A Monkey’s Tale.
Dir Jean-François Laguionie, Xavier Picard
Prod Armelle Glorennec, Eric Jacquot
Scr Jean-François Laguionie, Anik Le Ray
With Enrico Di Giovanni, Thomas Sagols
France-Luxembourg
2019
77min
Sales Urban Distribution International
With English subtitles
Tom, a simian boy, discovers a simian adult on a beach. He takes him to his home, situated in an old museum, where the older man claims to be Prince Laurent from across the ocean. But in Tom’s world, overseas visitors are little more than the subject of legends. The Prince and the boy become friends and, much to the dismay of Tom’s guardians, they decide to explore the unusual world, where strangers are not welcome. Laguionie and co-director Xavier Picard (Moomins on the Riviera, LFF 2014) have created a very special, thought-provoking adventure that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Justin Johnson
Festival guests
This member of the filmmaking team is expected to attend the festival:
- Nina Menkes, director.
See the full list of visiting festival guests. Please note that we can’t guarantee guest attendance at any particular screening.
Additional information
Suitable for age 8+.
Subtitled in English.An actor will read out the subtitles via headphones for younger audiences.