Aspect Ratio(s): 16:9 LB Vista
Layers: single-sided/single-layered
Original Release Year: 2020

Description:

If only there were love. The masterpiece of French animation directed by Sylvain Chaumet, nominated for an Academy Award and highly praised by Isao Takahata, is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. The film, which will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary, is now available for the first time on Blu-ray from the Mitakanomori Ghibli Museum Library. Directed by Sylvain Chaumet, this masterpiece of French animation was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Animated Feature Film and Best Song) in 2003, and won numerous other awards. The film was a huge hit in its native France, attracting 1 million viewers. The film was critically acclaimed by director Isao Takahata and was released in theaters in Japan in December 2004. 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the film's production, and the film was released in theaters in Japan in July of this year as part of the anniversary project. In order to save her beloved grandson Champion, she and her dog Bruno head for the big city of Belleville in this magical adventure story. The animation with boldly deformed characters and background pictures is intertwined with a cynical storyline, and the film is full of novelty with a worldview that only director Shome can create.