Le Roi et l'oiseau

The King and the bird is a French animated film from the year 1979.

Action

The tyrannical king of Takicardie makes life difficult for his subjects. The only adversary: A colorful bird that knows how to save always before the shooting of the despot. One night happened in the grand bedchamber strange things. The two figures in a painting - a chimney sweep and a shepherdess - come to life and fall in love. Now the bird strikes finest hour. He helps them to escape from their prison framed. The king, who has his hand in love with the shepherdess, can the trio of the police chase. As he manages to track down the three, he takes the girl and imprisons the other two in a lion's arena. What he did not expect: The executioners can train their meal.

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Criticism

" A visual and literary charming fairy tale adventure, the over imaginative Entertainment addition, is a political and moral parable about the power. "