Video from La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile
Directed by: Lorenzo Mattotti
La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile
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La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile (The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily)
Lorenzo Mattotti (Dir), 82 minutes, NY Premiere, France
In French with English subtitles.
The story of Léonce the King of Bears, his lost son and brave clan, and their famous invasion of the land of men as told by traveling storytellers Troubadour Gedeone and his young apprentice Almerina to amuse the bear whose cave they stumble into to find shelter from a blizzard. A beautifully animated adaptation of Dino Buzzati's classic children book.
Festivals: Cannes
Still from La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile
Directed by: Lorenzo Mattotti
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