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Tales of the Night

2011 · 1h 24m · Not Rated Animation, Fantasy
Directed by Michel Ocelot

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Overview

Six exotic fables, each unfold in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African plains, and even the Land of the Dead.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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80%
Tomatometer
Rotten

The movie never comes close to replicating the spell that Reiniger was able to cast using much more primitive techniques, which underlines a chronic problem of computer animation: its very precision squeezes all the magic from the magic lantern.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh

It is so gentle and whimsical that one wonders if American children, accustomed to the whiz-bang action of most animation, will accept it.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

Six mostly engaging fairy tales are digitally rendered with silhouetted characters performing in front of vivid, colorful backgrounds.

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Rotten

Has ... eye-bending backgrounds but a creatively monochromatic foreground that comes to feel like a limitation.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh

More likely to play well with older children, due to its split-up story line, Ocelot's creation is like nothing else they are likely to see animating the multiplex.

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post

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