Vu sur Chérie 25.
A curious adaptation of a realistic novel featuring poverty and other harsh realities of the XIXth century :
- one goes only through the larger motions, rushing from one event to another to keep a very young audience interested,
- merge more characters than usual in classic litterature adaptations for the big screen,
- opt for a brightly coloured palette
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The result is a dumbed down version of the story, but a working family adventure fairy tale, albeit at a very fast pace.
(The boy was good but a bit too proper, neat and tidy for such a character.)
Score: 5/10 ; +1 for young children?
Enjoyment: 3/5
Probably close to what Disney — or more largely a US film — would have made of Malot's book.
Funnily, the early TV animated adaptation looked more like its setting and story.