Synopsis
Six exotic fables, each unfold in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African plains, and even the Land of the Dead.
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Cast
- Yves BarsacqTéo / Le sorcier (Voice)
- Olivier ClaverieLe grand berger / Le roi des morts / Le roi du Tibet (Voice)
- Marine GrisetLa fille / Les héroïnes (voice)
- Julien BéramisLe garçon / Les héros (voice)
Recommendations
- 88
New York Post
More likely to play well with older children, due to its split-up story line, Ocelot's creation is like nothing else they are likely to see animating the multiplex. - 80
Empire
A delight from start to finish. - 75
Slant Magazine
Michel Ocelot's recent cartoons cleverly advance Lotte Reiniger's prototypical stop-motion technique into the digital age. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The film is intended for family audiences. It is so gentle and whimsical that one wonders if American children, accustomed to the whiz-bang action of most animation, will accept it. Maybe there would be hope for the younger ones - but what will they make of the subtitles? - 70
The New York Times
The narratives - involving princesses, sorcerers, dragons, talking animals - are familiar. But Mr. Ocelot invigorates them with lyricism: silhouettes evoke shadow plays, and often brilliant palettes reflect the cultures presented. - 63
Boston Globe
Tales, which (as the title suggests) is an "Arabian Nights"-style omnibus, has similarly eye-bending backgrounds but a creatively monochromatic foreground that comes to feel like a limitation. - 60
The Guardian
The pick-and-mix approach is limiting, but there's no denying these are gorgeous amuse-bouches, likely to be devoured by older, more discerning children and dyed-in-the-wool stoners alike. - 60
Time Out
The film feels naive for an audience that's ready for some harder truths.
