Film198083 min

The King and the Mockingbird

Name: The King and the Mockingbird
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1980
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Jean Martin, Renaud Marx, Agnès Viala, Pascal Mazzotti, Albert Médina

Taste attributes: animationfamilyfantasyromancefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirring

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, stylish animated family film: wholesome and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.8 /10

TMDB · 270 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

The kingdom of Takicardie quakes under the rule of the tyrannical King Charles V-et-III-font-VIII-et-VIII-font-XIV, whose favourite pastime is shooting birds. His archenemy is a cheeky mockingbird, whose favourite pastime is thwarting the king’s attempts to shoot birds. One night, a portrait of the king comes to life and disposes of the real king, taking his place. The portrait king falls in love with a young shepherdess in another painting and intends to marry her. But, alas, the shepherdess has fallen in love with a chimneysweep and together they elope from the king’s palace. Enraged, the king sends his police to capture them and once they are within his power he forces the shepherdess to marry him. The mockingbird must use all his guile and courage to once more thwart the king and bring his evil reign to an end.

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