Rendez-Vous #19: Switch on your TV for some French-Speaking Cartoons Around the World
October 28 is the World Animated Movies Day.
We made a small selection of some must-see Francophone cartoons for your enjoyment. Don’t forget to share our newsletter if you recommend them too!
Kirikou et la Sorcière: Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba. Details here.
Le chat du rabbin: It tells the story of a cat which obtains the ability to speak after swallowing a parrot, and its owner who is a rabbi in 1920s Algeria. Trailer here.
Persepolis: The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution in the late 1970s.
Trailer here.
Les triplettes de Belleville: in the 1930s, an elderly woman goes on a quest to rescue her grandson, a Tour de France cyclist who has been kidnapped by the French mafia. Details here.
Newsletter #19 – Switch on your TV for some French-Speaking Cartoons Around the World