Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia

"They’ll play a few strings to get what they want."

2022 1h 20m FR

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★7.2TMDB · 45

AnimationFamilyMusicAdventure

Synopsis

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Ernest and Celestine are travelling back to Ernest's country, Gibberitia, to fix his broken violin. This exotic land is home to the best musicians on earth and music constantly fills the air with joy. However, upon arriving, our two heroes discover that all forms of music have been banned for many years - and for them, a life without music is unthinkable. Along with their friends and a mysterious masked outlaw, Ernest and Celestine must try their best to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears.

“They’ll play a few strings to get what they want.”

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Cast

Lambert Wilson
Ernest (voice)
Pauline Brunner
Célestine (voice)
Michel Lerousseau
Naboukov (voice)
Céline Ronté
Kamelia (voice)
Lévanah Solomon
Mila (voice)
Jean-Marc Pannetier
Octavius (voice)
Christophe Lemoine
Chef police (voice)
Georges Caudron
Juge 1 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Christophe Roger
Writers: Guillaume Mautalent, Sébastien Oursel
Languages: English, French
Countries: France, Luxembourg

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Luxembourg.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Ernest & Celestine Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vincent Courtois. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lambert Wilson and Pauline Brunner and Michel Lerousseau carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean-Christophe Roger directs. Vincent Courtois scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Luxembourg. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4International production across 2 countries: France, Luxembourg.
5Part of the "Ernest & Celestine Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Original score by Vincent Courtois. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Lambert Wilson and Pauline Brunner and Michel Lerousseau carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They’ll play a few strings to get what they want.".
10IMDB entry: tt22352776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 8 themes, including "police state", "fascism", "music instrument", "jail".
13Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Vincent Courtois
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Box office: $4,272,280
Original language: FR
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (2022)

Awards

NYICFF Grand Prize

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Part of

Ernest & Celestine Collection

The Ernest & Celestine series is an animated comedy-drama film that focuses on the friendship of a bear named Ernest and a mouse named Celestine and their various adventures together.