Synopsis
Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.
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Cast
- Anne-Marie LoopLa Grise (voice)
- Lambert WilsonErnest (voice)
- Pauline BrunnerCélestine (voice)
- Patrice MelennecGeorges (voice)
- Brigitte VirtudesLucienne (voice)
- Léonard LoufLéon (voice)
- Dominique MaurinChef de Clinique (voice)
- Féodor AtkineJuge Grizzly (voice)
- Vincent GrassChef de la police des Ours (voice)
- Patrice DozierChef de la police des Rats (voice)
Recommendations
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Village Voice
Ernest & Celestine -- a contender for this year's best animated film Oscar -- is pure delight. - 90
The Dissolve
Ernest & Celestine isn’t just cute or thrilling, though: It’s openly funny, in a wry, unpredictable way. - 90
The New York Times
Mostly, Ernest & Celestine is an ode to the happiness that comes from being with those different from us. - 83
The A.V. Club
Once upon a time, a movie like this would have seemed a minor pleasure, enjoyable, but unremarkable. Today, it looks more like a treasure. - 80
Variety
A charming animated feature. - 80
Los Angeles Times
A magically understated mash-up, Ernest & Celestine has a comforting storybook effect and proves a refreshing departure in an age of high-tech, hyperkinetic animation set to soaring pop ballads, as entertaining as they can be. - 80
NPR
Ernest & Celestine is a tale of found family, sweetly realized and supported by clever writing and talented voice work, but it's the animation that really makes this Academy Award-nominated movie - 75
Slant Magazine
It's in the way the film refuses to characterize its central friendship solely on the grounds of common isolation that becomes its most endearing quality.
