Kirikou and the Sorceress
by Michel Ocelot
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Actor: Antoinette Kellermann, Atsuko Asano, Kombisile Sangweni, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Theo SebekoDirector: Michel Ocelot
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Unknown; French (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 70 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Facets
DVD Reviews of Kirikou and the Sorceress
DVD Review: Unique and Stunning African Fairy Tale
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this animated film during French Class (it actually was originally released in French in 1998, called "Kirikou et La Sorci?re), and really enjoyed it!
The evil sorceress Karaba has devastated an African village: She eats their men, takes their gold, dries up their spring and burns their houses. Their savior is Kirikou, a precocious child who speaks in the womb, and, after many adventures, saves both the village as well as the sorceress.
The animation, with bright vibrant colors, is stunning (rivals Disney). The story is fun and unique: it is more complex than most fairly tales. Good and evil are not easily distinguished - and things are not as they first seem.
Kirkou is ultimately victorious not because of brawn, or even brains (although has an abundance of both), but because he is willing to continually ask questions, and listen to answers in order get at the real source of problems. Kirikou's key question in the film is "why is Karaba evil" - and discovering the source of her evil and undoing it is what leads to the happy ending.
All in all, a very, very enjoyable and thoughtful movie.
Note - After watching this film, I'm wondering why Cinderella and Snow White didn't ask questions such as "why are our step-mothers evil?" May have led to an even happier ending - for all...
DVD Review: excellent african anima
Summary: 4 Stars
This was an excellent DVD and would show it to my children, but due to the nudity I would hesitate showing it to other children without parents concent.DVD Review: Kirikou and the Sorceress
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent!!! I have watched this many many times and can watch this many more times. Adults as well as children are captivated by Kirikou and the Sorceress.DVD Review: This Film IS Priceless!!! We need more films like this in the USA!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot wait until Kirikou and the Savage Beasts comes on DVD and is DUBBED in English. I own both films in French and Spanish but I purchased them overseas. I share this gem with all children of color to show them that we were not always sad, shamed, beaten, and burnt out slaves and sharecroppers.
We once had a proud history. It was a great and mighty walk. Let us remember the old ways through ''le enfant noir'' Kirikou.
DVD Review: Kirikou and the Sorceress
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent movie, with outstanding animation. I love Kirikou's puzzle solving and how any child could learn from it.
I suggest that if you find the human body in it's natural form offensive, then pass this movie by, but at your and your child's loss. The lessons this movie teaches about courage, problem solving, tolerance, forgiveness and love far exceed any concern I could fabricate about nudity.
On a personal note, the song the children start about Kirikou has been in my head for years, since first viewing this on a cable movie channel. I took in a stray cat around the time I'd first seen this and named her Kiricou because she fit many of the lyrics perfectly! (The c, in my mind, making it a female name...) She's a little ripsnort around other cats but is endless in her love for anyone with a hand to pet her!
Description of Kirikou and the Sorceress
This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou -- a clever, courageous little boy born in an African village in which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse -- as he sets out on a quest to free his village of the curse and find out the secret of why Karaba is so wicked. Kirikou depicts a precocious newborn infant who battles ignorance, and so-called evil, with endearing perseverance. This film speaks to the child within us all who yearns to express and defend the best in others and ourselves. Kirikou's stunning visuals are accented by a traditional music soundtrack by African music giant Youssou N' Dour.General DVDs
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