Ernest and Celestine...
Ernest and Celestine is a French production based on series of children's books featuring a bear and a mouse...
Later, Ernest and Celestine cross paths again and each of them manages to run afoul of their respective local authorities. The pare end up living together in Ernest's country house and a friendship blossoms. After a while, the long arms of the law come down on the bear and the mouse and Ernest finds himself on trial by mice and Celestine is likewise on trial by bears. Their court cases each touch on aspects of fear, paranoia and racism. Ernest and Celestine each rise to the occasion of their unique circumstance and try to prevail upon the courts to respect the friendship of a bear and a mouse.
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Ernest and Celestine was touching and heartwarming without being overly syrupy. There are, of course, no bloodshed or naughty bits to be found in the feature. The animation style in Ernest and Celestine was made to resemble sketch drawings with water color backgrounds. I thoroughly enjoyed Ernest and Celestine and could watch the feature over and over again. I would gladly award Ernest and Celestine a 5 out of 5.
Ernest and Celestine introduces Ernest, a large bear living in a ramshackle house in the countryside. We first meet Ernest looking to scrape together some money for food. Celestine is a mouse who like to draw and believes that bears are not as bad as everyone claims. Celestine lives in an orphanage and makes her living gathering teeth from baby bears to supply a need among mice for replacement teeth. Celestine and Ernest cross paths when Ernest finds Celestine trapped in a trash can and considers eating Celestine. But, Celestine convinces Ernest to not eat her and in exchange for her life, Celestine shows Ernest where he can find something to eat.Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding tunnels, lives a tiny mouse named Celestine. Unlike her fellow mice, Celestine is an artist and a dreamer, and has a hard time fitting in. When she nearly ends up as breakfast for a grumpy bear named Ernest, the two become fast friends and embark on an adventure that will put a smile on your face and make your heart glow.
Later, Ernest and Celestine cross paths again and each of them manages to run afoul of their respective local authorities. The pare end up living together in Ernest's country house and a friendship blossoms. After a while, the long arms of the law come down on the bear and the mouse and Ernest finds himself on trial by mice and Celestine is likewise on trial by bears. Their court cases each touch on aspects of fear, paranoia and racism. Ernest and Celestine each rise to the occasion of their unique circumstance and try to prevail upon the courts to respect the friendship of a bear and a mouse.
According to Wikipedia...
Monique Martin, alias Gabrielle Vincent, was a writer and illustrator of children's books from Belgium. ... She worked as a painter of water color before beginning a career in the 1980s as an illustrator with the series Ernest et Célestine, adapted for cinema in 2012.
Ernest and Celestine was touching and heartwarming without being overly syrupy. There are, of course, no bloodshed or naughty bits to be found in the feature. The animation style in Ernest and Celestine was made to resemble sketch drawings with water color backgrounds. I thoroughly enjoyed Ernest and Celestine and could watch the feature over and over again. I would gladly award Ernest and Celestine a 5 out of 5.
