The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
- Directed by
- Sam Fell
- Genre
- fantasy film, adventure film, family film, children's film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 1,024 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small mouse named Despereaux is born different from the other mice. He befriends a kind rat and a lonely princess in a castle. Together they face the darkness in their kingdom.
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What happens
The Tale of Despereaux ( DESP-ər-oh) is a 2008 animated fantasy adventure comedy film loosely based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo. It was directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen, and written by Gary Ross, based on a story by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi. It features the voices of Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, William H. Macy, James Nesbitt, and Tracey Ullman, with Sigourney Weaver narrating the film. The Tale of Despereaux premiered at ArcLight Hollywood on December 7, 2008, before being theatrically released in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 19, by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office disappointment, grossing $90 million worldwide on a budget of $60 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (1980)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.