A Monster in Paris (2011)

Original title

Un monstre à Paris

Directed by

Bibo Bergeron

Genre

fantasy film, musical film, monster film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,364 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1910 Paris, a shy young woman works as a projectionist at a cinema. She meets a giant flea that becomes a talented singer after escaping from a botanical garden. Together with a delivery boy and a monkey, they try to protect the flea from a reckless police chief who wants to catch it.

whimsicalromanticupbeatplayfulmusicallightheartedcharmingadventurous

What happens

A Monster in Paris (French: Un monstre à Paris) is a 2011 animated musical science fantasy film directed by Bibo Bergeron, and based on a story he wrote. It was produced by Luc Besson, written by Bergeron and Stéphane Kazandjian, and distributed by EuropaCorp Distribution, and it features the voices of Sean Lennon, Vanessa Paradis, Adam Goldberg, Danny Huston, Madeline Zima, Matthew Géczy, Jay Harrington, Catherine O'Hara, and Bob Balaban. Many plot elements are drawn from Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera. It was released on 12 October 2011. It was also produced by Bibo Films, France 3 Cinéma, Walking The Dog, uFilm, uFund, Canal+, France Télévisions, CinéCinéma, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, and Umedia. Its music was composed by Matthieu Chedid, Sean Lennon, and Patrice Renson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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