The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales

2017 1h 23m FR

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 325

FamilyAnimationComedy

Synopsis

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The countryside isn't always as calm and peaceful as it's made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Guillaume Darnault
Le Renard (voice)
Damien Witecka
Le Cochon (voice)
Kamel Abdessadok
Le Lapin (voice)
Antoine Schoumsky
Le Canard (voice)
Céline Ronté
La Poule (voice)
Violette Samama
Pauline, le Poussin et le Bébé (voice)
Jules Bienvenu
Alex, le Poussin (voice)
Augustin Jahn-Sani
Evan, le Poussin (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Benjamin Renner
Writers: Jean Regnaud, Benjamin Renner
Languages: Mandarin, French
Countries: France, Belgium

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Marcel Lepage. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Benjamin Massoubre shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Benjamin Renner directs. Robert Marcel Lepage scores. Benjamin Massoubre cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in Mandarin, French.

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Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 6.3× over at the box office.
4Released 9 years ago.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, French.
6International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
7Original score by Robert Marcel Lepage. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Benjamin Massoubre shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Guillaume Darnault and Damien Witecka and Kamel Abdessadok carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt5851904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Robert Marcel Lepage
Editing: Benjamin Massoubre
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $19,030,780
Return: 634% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (2017)

Awards

Lumière Award for Best Animated Film
César Award for Best Animated Film

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CinemaSerf2024-04-21
★ 7/10
The eponymous critter takes centre stage as if he were leading a Scaramouche-style commedia dell'arte, the curtains draw back and after a few false starts, we are now in for eighty minutes of family animation that follows the tales of his and his companions. We begin with the weary stork that's fed up flying around trying to deliver a baby and so he deposits it with the fox, the pig, the rabbit and the duck. Can they repatriate the baby with her folks? Chickens? Why not pinch some eggs and let them hatch? Three new friends for our fox - except, well they take to him like he's their mother. Not great for when the real mother comes around to collect her offspring! Finally, Christmas looks doomed. "Santa Claus" isn't able to deliver the gifts and it's down to the intrepidity of the rabbit and the duck to save the day and get the man in red back on course. All of their antics are done amidst a fear of the big bad wolf (usually accompanied by the briefest of musical excerpts from Prokoviev's famous lupine score) which is never far away and always hungry! The animation is simple yet effective and engaging. The characters - usually with huge great eyes - come across amiably presenting a well written series of fun stories that will keep the youngsters at bay whilst we grown ups can enjoy a little of more substance. It's got all the usual messages of integrity, loyalty and teamwork - but those are delivered here in a much more relaxed and entertaining fashion with lots of daftness thrown in for good measure. It might read a bit incongruous, but these stories come across as a little more real than many of their more commercially successful and brash contemporaries, and I really did quite enjoy it - especially the mother hen!

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