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La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en SicileLa Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile

La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile

October 8-12, 2020

Virtual Screening

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

  • Video from La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile

    Directed by: Lorenzo Mattotti

    Still from La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile

    Still from La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile

    Directed by: Lorenzo Mattotti

October 8-12, 2020

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