Directed by Amandine Fredon +1
Le Petit Nicolas - Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux ?
Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicolas. From schoolyard games and fights to summer camp pranks and camaraderie, Nicolas lives a merry and enriching childhood – and brings friendship and newfound life to his creators, too.
Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be is showing in 1 cinema in Berlin - next screening Sunday 1 November at 14:30 at Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art E.V.
Next screenings: Sunday 1 November.
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Loved this so much I forgot my favourite lip balm in the screening room and don’t care. The beauty of all your favourite New Yorker covers, the playfulness of the most wonderful Winnie the Pooh stories (and the 2011 meta interactions, crucially) and the everlasting sincerity of Goscinny and Sempé’s most simple and loveable work. Great fun but also so great on grief, on Jews, on how to grow up and life forever. My fave so far!
There's a watercolor-esque transition from day to night that's one of the most beautifully executed moments I've ever seen in an animated film
magnifique hommage à ses créateurs, et j'ai crié qd j'ai vu la ref aux 400 coups ❤️
The film blends biographical storytelling about creators Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny with animated adaptations of their famous illustrated tales about a mischievous schoolboy.
It was directed by Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre in 2022, combining biographical elements with watercolor animation.
Yes, it is based on the beloved illustrated children's book series created by René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé.
