The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird

  • Director: Paul Grimault
  • Writer: Hans Christian Andersen,Jacques Prévert,Paul Grima
  • Countries of origin: France
  • Language: French
  • Release date: March 19, 1980
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: The King and Mister Bird
  • "The King and the Mockingbird" is a fantasy animated film directed by Paul Grimault , dubbed by Jean Martin and others, released in France on March 19, 1980.
    Based on Hans Christian Andersen 's fairy tale "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper", the film tells the story of a fictional kingdom where a shepherd and a chimney sweep from the painting defeat a bully king with the help of birds   .

    Details

    • Release date March 19, 1980
    • Production companies Les Films Paul Grimault, Les Films Gibé, France 2 (FR2)

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $27,513

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $3,721

    Gross worldwide

    $167,451

    Movie reviews

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    • By Lennie 2022-07-31 13:53:51

      The King and the Mockingbird: Spirit Political Metaphors

      "Spitting spirits beyond political metaphors"

      The king, who enjoys a high-tech life, and the big bird, with a wretched nature, the police chief's ballet footwork and the importance of a long-handled umbrella Living in a claustrophobic room hinders intellectual development; see the performance of the beasts.

      The royal family's underground king's peripheral products have a lot of skills, but the most powerful ones are the artistry.

      Beware of street blind performers,...

    • By Herta 2022-04-20 09:02:33

      king and bird

      This is a real masterpiece. It is estimated that the screenwriter is also an old bird with a top hat and a tuxedo who has rich experience and knowledge and represents advanced productivity.
      Although it has been given too much symbolic meaning and made it a little difficult to think about, it is still humorous and witty in general, and it is merciless when it comes to exposing corrupt and declining dynasties. It's just that people living in modern times may find it difficult to understand a...

    • By Sigurd 2022-04-20 09:02:33

      king and bird

      I watched this movie with my 2 year old nephew and we were both sitting side by side on the couch while watching the movie and immersed in the movie at the same time, only when he saw the giant robot appear Leaning beside me, the two of us do not disturb each other.
      Of course, the two of us didn't actually see the same movie. He was just watching the changes in color and music in the movie, and the animals that appeared that he could recognize. However, our current cognition does not stop...

    • By Monserrat 2022-04-20 09:02:33

      Metaphors about this animation (transferred from Yang Xiaolin)

      Ah, it took 34 years to make this film! Blind me!
             First, France was the first country in Europe to produce animated films. This is the work of French animation master Paul Grimer. Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Aries and the Chimney Sweeper", the whole film is lively and full of wisdom, humor and politics throughout.
             This film is the film with the longest production cycle in the history of animation in the world. This perfectionistic...

    • By Anthony 2022-04-19 09:02:55

      The lonely iron giant sitting in the sunset and its lightly crushed birdcage

      A romantic, sad, and politically metaphorical fairy tale.

      Architecture, as a space and a relatively stable physical structure in which people live, often best represents the realm in which people live. The castle where the king lives in the cartoon is very representative, towering into the clouds, and the structure is precise; there are a total of 207 floors, and each floor has a special purpose. Such a huge, detailed, and...

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    • By Pearlie 2023-09-12 12:13:45

      The architectural style and ingenious conception are so black and weird, when the robot destroyed the city, I was a big friend. The moment the blind entertainer who was chanting la vie est si belle was thrown into the lion pride, I was suddenly shocked, but it is still a fairy tale to tame the state machine with music. 15.9.27 @Beijing French Cultural...

    • By Lesly 2023-09-12 10:05:06

      Disobedient to the mainstream to pick up the profound meaning, I like the "unchanged" bird, stupid and...

    • By Uriel 2023-09-09 20:03:58

      Somewhat touching...

    • By Brain 2023-09-06 17:04:29

      The action is really smooth... Great animator! !...

    • By Myron 2023-08-27 06:37:24

      [Addendum] The bird dubbed by Mr. Bi Ke is full of sparkles, how can he forget it as a translation...

    Movie plot

    The story takes place in the fictional kingdom of Tajikadi, where the ruler is "King Shire the fifth plus three equals the eighth, and the eighth plus eight equals the sixteenth His Majesty", who has neither a queen nor relatives and is addicted to shooting He Zhuniao, a brutal, moody dictator who slams people into dungeons at every turn (using buttons and raised floors to make people fall into dungeons) , even his confidant, the...
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    Production process

    In the late 1940s, Paul Grimault and screenwriter Jacques Preville conceived the animated feature film "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper" based on the fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen. The film began production in 1947 with a production team of more than 100 people at most. By 1950, the film was less than 80% complete. Producer André Sarou, under financial pressure and despite the objections of Paul Grimault and...
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    Evaluation action

    "The King and the Mockingbird" has a fine picture, and both the characters and the scenes are unique and have the taste of contemporary art   . The film fully embodies the French humor, which can express serious themes in an extremely humorous and exaggerated form   , making people laugh with tears   . In addition to the well-drawn work itself and the splendid narration, the dubbing of the Shanghai-translated version released in China...
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