「キリクと魔女」「アズールとアスマール」のフランスアニメーション界の鬼才ミッシェル・オスロ監督が、全10話の短編ＴＶシリーズ「ドラゴン＆プリンセス」を基に、古い映画館の映写技師と好奇心旺盛な少年と少女を進行役に紡ぐ幻想的な６つの愛の物語。一人の青年を愛した姉妹の運命を描く「狼男」、都の守り神の生贄として選ばれた美しい娘と、娘を救うために立ち上がる青年を描く「黄金の都と選ばれし者」をはじめ愛の深さが試される全６編の物語が、影絵ならではの光と影のコントラストと、エキゾチックかつ繊細な圧倒的色彩美で綴られていく。
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監督: Michel Ocelot
脚本: Michel Ocelot
音楽: Christian Maire
制作: Ève François Machuel / boeff / Christophe Rossignon
制作会社: Nord-Ouest Films
Tales of the Night is a compilation of 6 fairy tales (5 of which were previously released elsewhere) in movie form. 3 individuals develop each story, decide who will play which role, what their wardrobe will be and the setting. 2 of them act out these roles, though a lot more than 2 people can be shown at any one time. The human characters are only shown in silhouette while the backgrounds can be quite colorful. The fairy tales themselves are rather enjoyable and memorable. They could (mostly) be told to your children at bedtime or around a campfire. Despite only seeing silhouettes, you are still drawn into the story. My only complaint is that there was no proper ending to the film at large involving the 3 people developing each story. Instead the film ends with the final fairy tale, albeit during the credits they try to explain a supposed flaw in the last story. If you want to see this (French) film in the United States, it is available for purchase or rent through all the major streaming retailers. It has also been released on DVD and Blu-Ray by GKIDS.
