Kirikou and the Men and Women
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
Cosy, kinetic, gentle folktale / african, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.
How every film is hand-scored →The grandfather welcomes us into his blue grotto, there was still beautiful memories of childhood to tell Kirikou: the times when he helped the men and women of his village and elsewhere ... He tells us how Kirikou, thanks to his bravery and intelligence, came to the aid of the strong woman. He tells us by what trick the little hero found the grumpy old man, who had been lost in the bush, and how a cherry threatened by the witch was finally able to pass on his knowledge to the villagers. We also discover the secret of a mysterious blue monster, and finally through a flute linked to the family of our small and valiant heroes, the magical power of music.
Our read · Kirikou and the Men and Women (2012) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive folktale · african · anthology entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook, with a strong directorial signature. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.
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