yellowbird ( film )
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# 204 yellowbird (2014) belgian / french cg animated film with a stellar voice cast and a visual style that looks like origami .
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london, oct 13 — a rare feature - length animation film produced entirely in france, “yellowbird” premiered yesterday at the london film festival, a heart - warming tale of an orphaned bird leading a migration across the world .
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anglo - italian director christian de vita (right), french producer corinne kouper (left) and british composer stephen warbeck pose for pictures after the premiere of their film ‘yellowbird’ at the bfi london film festival in london, october 11, 2014. — afp pic
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kouper, the producer, hopes that the feature - length film will convince more investors to support such ventures in the future, and feels that the yellowbird story has a universal theme .
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, which was one of two singaporean films to make it to cannes film festival in 2016 .
ladybug has cared for yellowbird as a mother; ladybug has been yellowbird' s best friend from the moment he hatched in the abandoned house. sassy ladybird understands his needs, and wants him to see the world and be with his own kind .
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reviewed at the cannes film festival (critics' week), may 18, 2016. running time: 111 min .
) is a 2014 french cg - animated fantasy film a diss to teamto. it was directed by christian de vita .
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huang provides the film’s emotional centre, and while the character is sensitively acted and painfully tragic, the film does veer close to falling back on the “hooker with a heart of gold” archetype. the relationship between chen chen and siva gives the film a sliver of tenderness, but it’s inevitable that any happiness either party might find will be strictly short - lived. biswas says very little throughout the film, siva’s mother cloaking her sadness with silence. while she says plenty through her nuanced expressions, we wish the veteran actress had more to do here .
the main character, yellowbird, is an orphaned chick who is forced to lead a migration to africa after he is left as the only bird who knows the route .
yellowbird is an animated feature film produced by paris - based teamto studio. yellowbird (seth green) is a timid bird that falls from his nest and looses his family. he befriends ladybug who encourages him to break free and see the world. on his first venture out into the world, he meets darius (danny glover), a patriarch of a migratory bird family that is about to leave for winter migration to africa. darius dies, and it' s yellowbird' s destiny to lead the flock to africa for the winter. with the help of darius' s charming daughter, delf (dakota fanning), the group has an exciting adventure that sends them to paris, holland, and over the vast ocean. in this exquisitely animated tale of bravery, independence and the true meaning of friendship, families everywhere will fall in love with yellowbird. (c) wrekin hill
french animator and director benjamin renner, co - director of oscar - nominated “ernest & celestine” (2012), created the character designs for the film .
in terms of budget, “yellowbird” is a featherweight, made for €10 million (rm4m million) compared to the us $ 150 million (rm480 million) budget of last - year’s hit disney animation “frozen” .
while the bulk of the film has siva floating aimlessly through it, we are suddenly thrown chunks of plot as the movie nears its conclusion. the movie’s ending is baffling – not “intentionally vague”, but flat - out baffling. audiences might be moved by scenes earlier in the film, but they will leave the theatre befuddled all the same .
before leading the “yellowbird” team in studios in paris and bourg - les - valence in south eastern france, director christian de vita worked as a story artist on wes anderson’s “fantastic mr. fox” and tim burton’s “frankenweenie” .
yellowbird is a teeny tiny orphaned bird. a bird that has never left the nest, has no family, yet desperately wants one… that is, until he finds himself leading a flock on their annual migration to africa .
yellowbird is a little bird who has never left the nest and has no family but desperately wants one! one day he comes across darious, the leader of a flock who has been injured so unable to lead his birds on their migration to africa. as the information about the migration can only be passed from bird to bird, yellowbird must take on the challenge on behalf of darious and bravely lead the flock in this fun and heartwarming animation .
production: (singapore / france) an akanga film asia, actobates films production. (international sales: alpha violet, paris .) produced by fran borgia, claire lajoumard, jeremy chua .
a hero' s journey with a most unlikely hero. yellowbird is a teeny tiny orphaned bird that has never left the nest, has no family, yet desperately wants one - that is, until he finds himself... see more »
families can talk about yellowbird' s refusal to' fess up about his lie. how would the flock' s situation have improved if he had told the truth earlier? have you had a similar experience? what did you learn from it ?
the story of yellowbird’s slow, obstacle - filled path to becoming an actual leader, as well as his growing interest in the pretty delf (fanning), is largely predictable and won’t hold any surprises for anyone semi - film or storytelling - literate. the characters aren’t particularly funny or clever either, and practically all animals besides the protagonist, darius and karl, remain vague nonentities or one - trait caricatures. there are a few — too few — exceptions, including the film’s clever way to obtain a (spoiler ?) happy ending and an entire sequence set inside a semisubmerged oil tanker that’s adrift in the north sea. though the storm - at - sea scenes are among the most impressive visually, especially in 3d and with the many violent airstreams neatly visualized, this entire sequence finally feels more like an obligatory stop for an important environmental message than an organic part of yellowbird’s coming - of - age story arc .
the film features the voices of seth green, dakota fanning, jim rash, yvette nicole brown, christine baranski, richard kind, danny glover and elliott gould. additional performances by brady corbet and jamie denbo .
a hero' s journey with a most unlikely hero. yellowbird is a teeny tiny orphaned bird that has never left the nest, has no family, yet desperately wants one - that is, until he finds himself leading a flock on their migration to africa .
darius is loved and revered by all. he is a debonair but slightly preoccupied wise leader of the flock. his reassuring head of family guidance has led the flock through numerous migrations. his unexpected disappearance early on creates a big void which yellowbird will try to fill .
“it’s a nice life lesson, the story of what a character can accomplish — so small at the beginning of the film, but who goes on to achieve much through his adventures and become an adult, ” kouper said. — afp
repugnant animation without any effort to make itself watchable for everyone. everything else shouts with insignificance with wasted effort from the voices of the actors as no star power can carry an animated film if the movie itself is downright forget - worthy .
yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. he lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much bug, his labybird friend, tries to convince him to go out into the world. attempts to toughen him up have had little success, so bug seizes an opportunity that leaves yellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to africa. still, lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner, our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever .
a yellow bird portrays singapore’s multi - ethnic society with nary a shred of idealised ‘kumbaya’ sentimentality. siva is often on the receiving end of racial slurs and chen chen is similarly ostracised, being a sex worker from mainland china. the film’s handling of this brims with heartache, is tinged with pessimism and the way the characters are treated does feel sickeningly plausible. part of the film is set in a makeshift brothel in a swampy forest, and this most unwelcoming of settings unexpectedly leads to some beautiful, serene visuals .
synopsis: yellowbird (seth green) is a timid bird that falls from his nest and looses his family. he befriends ladybug who encourages him to break free and see the world. on his first venture out into the world, he meets darius (danny glover), a patriarch of a migratory bird family that is about to leave for winter migration to africa. darius dies, and it’s yellowbird’s destiny to lead the flock to africa for the winter. with the help of darius’s charming daughter, delf (dakota fanning), the group has an exciting adventure that sends them to paris, holland, and over the vast ocean .
nevertheless in english, the film is voiced by a strong cast including danny glover (lethal weapon), elliot gould (ocean’s eleven), christine baranski (the good wife), dakota fanning (man on fire) and seth green (family guy) .
the titular hero (voiced by green) literally sees the light of day in the first moments of the film, with a neat pov shot from inside the egg as it cracks to let out the little bird. no parents or others of his species are in sight, though the kid does strike up an unlikely friendship with a ladybug (yvette nicole brown) who not very subtly tries to push yellowbird to venture out of his comfort zone and into the real world .
tough just isn’t me ,
he informs her, though the movie of course makes it its duty to prove the feathered antihero wrong .
in practically the next scene, yellowbird finds himself beak - to - beak with the dying head of a family of blue - feathered birds, darius (voiced by glover), who entrusts him with the details of a new route to africa that will help his flock avoid the dangerous
iron birds
( planes) that have started appearing on their usual route. but not only is yellowbird not cut out for leadership; he’s not even an actual migratory bird. practically from the start, the young animal seems to confirm the suspicions of karl (jim rash), the young and cocky wannabe leader who doesn' t trust this inexperienced intruder and who feels he' s the rightful heir to darius .
yellowbird is a teeny tiny bird, who has no business leading a whole family of birds on migration. he is a bird that has never left the nest, has no family, yet desperately wants one. overwhelmed by a sense of guilt and love for his newfound friends, he grows fully into the bird and leader he needs to be to rescue everyone .
darius, the leader of a flock of birds, is wounded just before it is time for the birds to migrate to africa. information about how to lead the migration must be passed to the first bird that encounters darius. that is yellowbird who is excited by the challenge but has very little life experience. karl expected to take over as leader but yellowbird lies to the flock and leads them south for the migration. he is really only a young hatchling with no experience and endangers the flock many times. he lands in holland and not spain. delf always supports him. finally he tells the truth and it turns out the
iron bird
is not to be feared but really is a solution to their problem .
warbeck who is best known for his academy award - winning score for shakespeare in love also has the sports drama seve coming up. the film is directed by john paul davidson (stephen fry in america), produced by stephen evans (much ado about nothing) and tells the story of seve ballesteros who fought against adversity to become the most spectacular and charismatic golfer to ever play the game. the drama will be released in the uk on june 27, 2014. as previously reported, the composer also has the thriller keeping rosy coming up. the film just premiered in manchester and will be released in select uk theaters later this month .
la - based wrekin hill entertainment, acquired all north american rights and will commence a modest theatrical release in december (with vod and dvd via lionsgate in april). written by antoine barraud and guilhem lesaffre with cory edwards (hoodwinked), yellowbird is “the epic story of a young teenage bird so scared to venture out into the world that he nearly misses the fun of discovering who he really is. ”
a yellow bird is the directorial debut of filmmaker k. rajagopal, who penned the screenplay with jeremy chua. the film is unrelenting in its bleakness, sombre and depressing throughout. in capturing what it’s like to live on the fringes of a society that’s turned its back on you, a yellow bird feels unflinchingly authentic. however, it’s a challenge to sit through, more so because it’s dreary to the point of soporific than because it makes the viewer uncomfortable. while the tone is befitting of the subject matter, the overall oppressiveness of the film makes it difficult to get invested in siva’s journey. counter to what we presume were rajagopal’s intentions, this puts distance between the audience and the characters .
renner, who’s credited with the film’s
visual development ,
has done a great job of avoiding photorealism altogether despite working with cgi, with the animals rendered as if they were made out of layers of paper and papier - mache, and a lot of the environment looking like it took a cue from the stark, blocky forms found in linocuts .
“a yellow bird” opens with a shot of a gloomy fellow, siva, riding in a van. it will be a further hour into the film’s runtime before anyone laughs or smiles, and no wonder: the lives portrayed in this singaporean debut by director k. rajagopal are far from cosseted. siva is an ex - con, recently released, [ … ]
yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. he lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much bug, his labybird friend, tries to convince him to go out into the world. attempts to toughen him up have had little success, so bug seizes an opportunity that leaves yellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to africa. still, lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner, our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever. aiding director christian de vita are cory edwards (hoodwinked !) who provided additional script support and designer benjamin renner (co - director ernest and celestine, lff 2012). funny and exciting in equal measures, we are delighted to present the world premiere of this animated family tale .
a false note in the otherwise relentless realism is arguably the fact that, apart from his estranged wife, women seem incredibly keen on siva — despite his dour bearing, he is propositioned three times in the film, though only one of the encounters leads to anything. possibly it’s an indictment of the other men available to these women that siva might be considered a catch .
strong family bonds within the flock; parents are concerned, responsible, and loving toward their offspring. yellowbird initially manipulates the truth for selfish purposes but learns lessons about honesty and integrity. he has very little self - confidence at the start, but his courage and self - esteem emerge from his deeds and willingness to risk his own life to save the others. the family flock includes birds of various colors; a ladybug mentor has an african - american dialect .
“a yellow bird” opens with a shot of a gloomy fellow, siva, riding in a van. it will be a further hour into the film’s runtime before anyone laughs or smiles, and no wonder: the lives portrayed in this singaporean debut by director k. rajagopal are far from cosseted. siva is an ex - con, recently released, whose wife has remarried in the interim. a charmless, sweaty and sombre man whose simmering temper is always ready to boil over, he works as a hired mourner in funeral processions — an ill - paid job for which his habitually morose facial expression makes him a good fit. “a yellow bird” is fairly convincing and feels authentic, but the film will not readily appeal to audiences who prefer a balance of light and shade .
yellowbird
started out as an adorable movie, but it wound up getting annoying... i feel the end was wrapped up too suddenly, and carl was extremely snobby to the point that, so many times, i considered just stopping the movie altogether. i would have preferred to have the movie end with the yellow bird making his way back home and reuniting with his friends rather than simply in africa... it would / could have rounded out the story .
. the film is directed by christian de vita and features the voice talent of seth green, dakota fanning, danny glover, jim rash, elliott gould and christine baranski. the movie follows an orphan young bird who has never left the nest and is given the responsibility by the elder of the flock to lead a whole family of birds on migration to africa. antoine barraud, guilhem lesaffre and cory edwards (
there are things to recommend about a yellow bird, but it’s hard to imagine the film having any real sort of appeal. there are plenty of sad, bleak movies which audiences can form a connection to, but a yellow bird is a draining, largely unfulfilling experience. a yellow bird ’s grittiness is almost punishing, and it would’ve benefitted from some modulation and a more focused narrative for audiences to latch onto .
parents need to know that yellowbird is a french movie released in the u. s. that is voiced by american actors. its beautifully animated, simple story of an obstacle - filled bird migration is both comic and suspenseful. several scenes find the flock in danger as they fly over the continents, with both missteps and threats making things often very difficult and sometimes very funny. there is some name - calling. cartoon action and suspense include: chases, a hunter with a rifle, airplanes that appear menacing, getting lost, falls, and a fight for survival in cold weather. there is one sad death early in the movie. the hero learns important lessons about honesty, the nature of family, admitting mistakes, and doing the right thing .
some perilous cartoon moments and suspense, with several narrow escapes, falls, bonks on the head, and one bird death. two ferocious and wild cats chase, charge, and attack birds. members of the flock are tossed around in a street sweeper, air currents, and stormy weather and huddle together, shivering in an icy terrain. a hunter shoots at birds with his rifle. airplanes (
iron birds
) seem menacing to the birds in several sequences. (spoiler alert: early in the film, the flock leader breaks his wing, falls, and dies after a longish
deathbed
scene. his family grieves. )
working from a script co - written with jeremy chua, rajagopal’s gritty, realistic approach extends to the film’s depressingly accurate portrayal of sex work — a million miles removed from the enduring “pretty woman” fantasy. a first encounter between siva (played by sivakumar palakrishnan) and sex worker chen chen (huang lu) is the first sign that he might have a softer side. when chen chen tells a verbally abusive man that she’d “rather f— a dog”, he physically attacks her; siva steps in to defend her, after which chen chen invites him to be her bodyguard. siva’s new place of work is hardly less depressing than working at funerals: an al fresco brothel in a forest, in whose grim makeshift tents random punters show up for $ 20 fellatio and $ 40 intercourse .
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a glorious animation, exploding with colour, about a bird afraid to go out into the world and the ladybird that comes up with a plan to help him .
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the story was inspired by airlines which flew thousands of swallows across the mediterranean in 1974 after the birds began dying en masse before they could migrate due to an early winter .
producer corinne kouper of teamto studios, which is also behind the children’s tv series “babar and the adventures of badou”, said the animation shows the strength of talent outside of hollywood .
“i think that in france we have the capacity to produce high quality films. american studios often come and steal from us, you might say, as studios often work with artists and young people, coming out of french schools, ” kouper said .
“the quality of the image and the artistry involved from the whole team in france is of a very high standard, ” de vita said .
“working with the animators and the animation director and all the team in paris was a wonderful experience, and i think the result is amazing. ”
the music is the work of british composer stephen warbeck, who won an oscar for his soundtrack to “shakespeare in love” (1998) .
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) have written the screenplay. teamto and haut et court are producing the project .
wrekin hill entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights for a release this fall. (
the score by shakespeare in love and billy elliot ’s stephen warbeck is among his most uninspired, with his music also seemingly content to find barely disguised variations on themes and songs from the lion king. an entirely unexpected song by gogol bordello feels like an interloper from a wilder and much more interesting movie .
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the eldest son of maggie is so bored. he' s so been there done that. he knows everything... or so he thinks .
the owl is an exuberant salesman. he would sell his mother and children to make profit... but in a charming way !
willy, a stocky - built romantic, with a delicate core. he has feelings for maggie but her kids and his brother have a tendency of getting in the way... maggie, a single mother of four. she is mentally overwhelmed by her feisty children, yet she is always smiling. everyone thinks she is quite the looker, everyone but herself, that is .
truly believes he is all grown - up, and lives like he is. now if he could just shed the trappings of his fledgling body .
delf is young, yet mature beyond her years. she is smart, strong willed, positive and a natural teacher. however, the death of her father darius, has hit her hard. her natural reaction is to seek out another leader for the flock while trusting in her father' s instincts and final wishes ...
he' s michka and janet' s stubborn, opinionated and loud, yet well - meaning son. claiming to have a 6th sense karl rapidly notices that they are going in the wrong direction. though his bad temper and arrogance have turned off his flock so much they cannot hear what he' s been telling them all along .
janet is darius' irreverent and slightly saucy sister. keeping an ever - watchful eye on her brood and that of others, she is quick to share her comments. michka, janet' s calm and carefree husband is a little on the chubby side. he only wants harmony among the flock .
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promotes working together for the common good, the value of family despite minor disagreements, calling upon courage and resourcefulness during challenging times. cautions against lying and manipulating truth to one' s advantage .
some name - calling and exaggerated silly threats :
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numbskull ,
shut your beak ,
your skinny behind ,
crappus ,
i' ll rip off your feathers .
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sivakumar palakrishnan, huang lu, seema biswas, udaya soundari, nithiyia rao, indra chandran. (tamil, mandarin, english, hokkien dialogue )
part of the pair’s bond seems forged from common oppression. chen chen’s status as an illegal sex worker marks her as an outsider, as does siva’s as both an ex - con and an ethnic minority amidst singapore’s mostly chinese population. chen chen is constantly addressed as “slut” while siva’s ethnicity rarely passes without comment, whether it’s the aggressive epithet “black ghost” or the relatively mild “indian” .
despite content that could have been handled in an exploitative fashion, “a yellow bird” is largely restrained in terms of what we see, although the language is salty enough: even before he starts his brothel - based job, siva swears every other time he opens his mouth. the general pitch at which most lines are delivered can become tiring — there is an awful lot of shouting here. but of course it’s credible that people in these situations are fraught, frantic and at their wit’s end. what’s harder to believe is that audiences will be keen to spend time in this world. it’s a pretty tough sell, internationally, and perhaps in singapore too .
crew: directed by k. rajagopal. screenplay by rajagopal, jeremy chua. camera (color, 1. 85: 1, hd), michael zaw; editor, fran borgia; production designer, james page; costume designer, meredith lee; sound (5. 1), justin loh, roman dymny .
with: sivakumar palakrishnan, huang lu, seema biswas, udaya soundari, nithiyia rao, indra chandran. (tamil, mandarin, english, hokkien dialogue )
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an animation movie for the younger crowd. therefore not as dangerous, nor original, but an accomplished feel good story about birds migrating. made even better by a solid voice performance by chris from family guy .
reminded me of
stork
. harmless bit of fluff, but nothing special .
while on a long road trip, my nephew decided to put this on repeat. i' ll just sum it up by saying i' m not a fan .
in 1991, ground was broken on nickelodeon. canadian animator and renowned creepozoid john kricfalusi created…
credits: directed by christian de vita, written by antoine barraud, cory edwards. a wrekin hill release .
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– charles bukowski
while' a yellow bird' comes across as heartfelt, its bleakness often makes it dull and interminable, with a patently unsatisfying ending topping it all off .
centres on siva (palakrishnan), a recently - released ex - convict struggling to eke out a living. siva discovers that his ex - wife has remarried and wants nothing to do with him, and his mother (biswas) has rented out siva’s room to chinese tenants. siva attempts working through his frustration and anger, making a few bucks working as a drummer in a funeral band. he meets chen chen (huang), a chinese prostitute who is in singapore illegally. seeking to provide for her young daughter, she endures the abuse of her pimp and finds solace in siva even though they don’t speak the same language. siva must regain his purpose as he avoids getting back in trouble with the law .
siva is far from a likeable character, which is a brave move on rajagopal’s part. siva shuffles between being explosively belligerent and sullenly stoic, with palakrishnan remaining watchable if not exactly a force of charisma. this is the most significant acting role thus far for palakrishnan, who works mostly as a documentary producer and director. siva is given a motorised scooter that he cares for, chen chen teasingly saying that it’s as if siva believes the scooter actually is a motorcycle. it functions almost as a pet, a humanising element. there is a purity to the performance, but the plot point of siva apparently being catnip to the ladies stands at odds with the movie’s dour realism. this is a deliberately unattractive character who has women throwing themselves at him with some frequency .
summary: while a yellow bird comes across as heartfelt, its bleakness often makes it dull and interminable, with a patently unsatisfying ending topping it all off .
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yellowbird ( french : gus , petit oiseau , grand voyage ) is a 2014 french cg-animated comedy film paris-based teamto . it was directed by christian de vita . the film features the voices of seth green , dakota fanning , jim rash , yvette nicole brown , christine baranski , richard kind , danny glover and elliott gould . additional performances by brady corbet and jamie denbo . 
yellowbird (french: gus, petit oiseau, grand voyage) is a 2014 french cg-animated comedy film paris-based teamto. it was directed by christian de vita. the film features the voices of seth green, dakota fanning, jim rash, yvette nicole brown, christine baranski, richard kind, danny glover and elliott gould. additional performances by brady corbet and jamie denbo.
yellowbird (french: gus, petit oiseau, grand voyage) is a 2014 french cg-animated comedy film paris-based teamto. it was directed by christian de vita. the film features the voices of seth green, dakota fanning, jim rash, yvette nicole brown, christine baranski, richard kind, danny glover and elliott gould. additional performances by brady corbet and jamie denbo.