Ernest & Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
Ernest and Célestine return in this delightful and joyous follow-up to their first Academy Award®-nominated adventure, this time returning to the land of the bears to bring joy, happiness, and music back. Ages 7+, in French with English subtitles. Nominated for Best Animated Feature at France’s 48th César Awards.
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Saturday, May 13, 2023
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Everyone's favorite unlikely cartoon friends are back for another adventure in this sweet tale about reclaiming the power of music and art in a world of repression and fear. We first met Ernest and Célestine in the Academy Award®-nominated film Ernest & Célestine (SIFF 2013), in which a scrappy mouse and a grumpy bear musician meet as adversaries but end up as best friends. In this sequel, Célestine has accidently damaged Ernest's prized violin. To get it fixed, they make a journey to the place where Ernest was born, called Gibberitia, where he knows the only bear who can make the repairs. Ernest described this world as a magical place full of music and art, but when they arrive, the town square is strangely silent. When Ernest tries to play an accordion on the street, a team of angry bear police arrive to tell him that all forms of music have been banned for many years. The shocked friends then begin a quest to find out what happened to this land known for its brilliant musicians. Along the way, they meet up with a mysterious masked character, known only as "EFG," who is also wanted by the authorities. They decide to team up to bring music and joy back to the bear world. Co-directed by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng, this charmingly hand-drawn animated feature resembles a vibrant watercolor painting brought to life, filled with fantastical landscapes and a host of odd, whimsical characters populating Gibberitia's underground "musical resistance" movement. Based loosely on a popular series of children's books by Gabrielle Vincent, A Trip to Gibberitia reaffirms how artistic expression can be a source of happiness for everyone—from the biggest bear to the smallest mouse.
—Randy Woods
- Original Language Title: Ernest et Célestine, le Voyage en Charabie
- Director: Jean-Christophe Roger, Julien Chheng
- Principal Cast: Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Michel Lerousseau, Céline Ronté, Lévanah Solomon
- Country: France, Luxembourg
- Year: 2022
- Running Time: 80 min.
- Producer: Damien Brunner, Didier Brunner, Stéphan Roelants
- Screenplay: Guillaume Mautalent, Sébastien Oursel, Agnès Bidaud, Didier Brunner
- Editors: Nezim Meslem
- Music: Vincent Courtois
- Website: Official Film Website
- Awards: New York International Children's Film Festival 2023 (Grand Prize Feature Animation)
- Filmography: Jean-Christophe Roger: The Storytelling Show (2011)
- Language: French
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- US Distributor: GKids
- International Sales: Studiocanal