Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings explained

Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings
Native Name:
Director:
Screenplay:Antoon Krings
Arnaud Delalande
Christel Gonnard
Editing:Nazim Meslem
Music:Bruno Coulais
Studio:Onyx Films
Bidibul Productions
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:France
Luxembourg
Language:French
Gross:$14 million

Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings (French: Drôles de petites bêtes|lit|Funny little animals), also released as simply Tall Tales, is a 2017 French-language 3D animated adventure film written and directed by and and written by Christel Gonnard, based on the Funny Little Animals series of children's books by Kring.[1] [2] An international co-production between France and Luxembourg, Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings was produced by Onyx Films and Bidibul Productions. It was released in France on 13 December 2017.[3]

Premise

Apollo the Cricket, a traveling performer, arrives at the village of the Little Bugs and falls into a trap set by Queen Marguerite's cousin, Huguette, who plans on seizing the throne. Caught in the commotion, Apollo ends up being erroneously accused of kidnapping the Queen. In order to prove his innocence, he sets out on a journey to save Queen Marguerite.[4]

Voice cast

Production

According to director Antoon Krings, the film took five years to make, from scriptwriting to its release.[5] The soundtrack was composed by Bruno Coulais.[6]

Release

Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings was released in French cinemas on 13 December 2017 by . It had an opening gross of $352,418, for a total gross of $1,738,356. The highest-grossing country was China; released on 13 April 2019 by Huaxia Film Distribution, Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings opened with $985,873 for a total gross of $11,422,395. Elsewhere, it grossed $1,179,975, contributing to its worldwide box office gross of $14,340,726.[3] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Drôles de petites bêtes Arnaud Bouron, Antoon Krings. Didier. Nicolas. 12 December 2017. Télérama. French. 29 August 2022.
  2. News: Review: Animated import ‘Tall Tales’ may cause even the little ones to nod off. Murray. Noel. 10 January 2019. Los Angeles Times. 29 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings. UniFrance. Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. 29 August 2022.
  4. News: Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings. Longstreet. Renee. 29 January 2019. Common Sense Media. 29 August 2022.
  5. News: "Drôles de petites bêtes" : les célèbres livres pour enfants du nordiste Antoon Krings deviennent un film d'animation. Delpierre. Margot. 18 December 2017. France Bleu. French. 29 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Tall Tales From the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings (Drôles de petites bêtes). Soundtrack.net. 29 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings. Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Amazon. 29 August 2022.