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Thomas Bidegain, Dino Buzzati, Jean-Claude Carrière, Thierry Hancisse, Lorenzo Mattotti, Jacky Nercessian, Boris Rehlinger, Arthur Dupont, and Leïla Bekhti in The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (2019)

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The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily

9 reviews
8/10

Lovely

A (mostly) faithful adaptation of Dino Buzzati's children book (a personal favorite of my childhood) about a bear king leading his people to war to rescue his kidnapped son. The bears face dangerous creatures and the army of a cruel duke, eventually settling down among humans before new conflicts arise.

Visuals are lush, with stark, vibrant colors and great composition; they feel inspired by the works of painter Giorgio de Chirico, with his dreamlike cities and landscapes. While the first act (framing device aside) is almost identical to the book, the second part introduces a few significant differences.

It's pleasantly quaint, although I have to wonder why they felt the need to further simplify such a straightforward tale by removing a couple of supporting characters (the bear detective, the inventor). Still, this beautiful animated movie remains, overall, close to the spirit of Buzzati's novel.

Recommended age: 5 years onwards. There are a couple of monsters, some brief battle scenes, a few bloodless deaths, a bittersweet ending; no profanities or sexuality.

7,5/10
  • petra_ste
  • Nov 12, 2019
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7/10

Beautiful

Beautiful peace of art with colours that will take you into this well narrated story. Perfect for children, and a good time to have for adults. I
  • LaLouch
  • Sep 29, 2020
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10/10

Wonderful animation movie

A visual delight. Many references to Italian paintings. Horses of Ucello, rocks and coastline from Trecento masters, cities in Fra Angelico style, a Town square refers to Chirico... The story is wonderfully told too. Total pleasure.
  • guillotjeanpierre
  • Oct 14, 2019
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10/10

I believe children like it very much.

  • gaozhan
  • Oct 13, 2019
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10/10

I like this movie very much

  • lumeihmily
  • Oct 13, 2019
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10/10

Favorite movies

  • imdb-96585
  • Oct 13, 2019
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10/10

Very warm film

  • youyou-62764
  • Oct 13, 2019
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9/10

i like the movie so much

  • o-61262
  • Oct 12, 2019
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GREAT ANIMATION!

Loved the animation and the dressed bears that take over the city because of a lost pupper. At the end the message is that tyere is always a message of animal wellness and nature. You have to know which one is it.
  • Sxtxn1stx
  • Dec 26, 2020
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