Daffy and the whale
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Daffy and the whale |
| Original title | La grenouille et la baleine |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK o. A. |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jean-Claude Lord |
| script | Jean-Claude Lord, Lise Thouin , Jacques Bobet , André Mélançon |
| production |
Rock Demers , Lorraine Du Hamel |
| music |
Normand Dubé , Guy Trépanier |
| camera |
Michel Brault , Thomas Burstyn |
| cut | Helene Girard |
| occupation | |
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The Tadpole and the Whale (Original title: La Grenouille et la baleine ) is a Canadian children - fantasy film of Jean-Claude Lord , who in 1988 as part of series Tales for All was released.
In the film, Fanny Lauzier takes on the leading role of Daphné , a young girl who lives in Mingan , Quebec . She developed the ability to breathe underwater and made friends with dolphins and whales that live near her town on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence .
Awards
The film received three nominations at the Genie Awards in 1989 for Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Thomas Burstyn) and Best Song ("We Are the One"). Daffy and the Whale also won the Golden Reel Award for Most Successful Canadian Film of the Year.
criticism
The lexicon of international films described the film as a “naive, largely boring children's film without charm and poetry”, which “contains all the ingredients of the genre” but “gives away all the chances for captivating entertainment”.
Web links
- The Tadpole and the Whale in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Demers film Tadpole wins a Golden Reel as box-office champ". Montreal Gazette , March 14, 1989.
- ↑ "Quebec moppet makes movie debut". The Vancouver Sun , July 5, 1988.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail , February 14, 1989.
- ↑ Daffy and the Whale in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on June 22, 2015.