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The Secret of Kells
Why this pick
Its hand-drawn, storybook imagery makes art feel alive, while a young hero crosses a mystical world shaped by illumination, fear and imagination.
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MOVIE2011 1h 16m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
For mysterious reasons, a Painter has left a work incomplete - causing conflict between the Toupins (Allduns), who are entirely painted, the Pafinis (Halfies), who lack a few colors, and the Reufs (Sketchies), who are only sketches. Toupins occupy the chateau, Pafinis are out in the gardens, and Reufs are treated as outcasts and hunted by the Toupins. Three friends, one of each class, go on a quest to find the artist so he can finish the piece and hopefully unite the people.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Julien Bouanich
(voice)
Christopher Kromer
Gray Morgen (voice)
Steve Blum
Self-Portrait (voice)
Wayne Grayson
Quill (voice)
Gary Littman
Additional Voice (voice)
Dave B. Mitchell
Pierrot/Grim Reaper (voice)
Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Harlequin (voice)
Eden Riegel
Claire (voice)