NY Int'l Children's Film Festival To Present ELEANOR'S SECRET 4/3, 4/4/
ELEANOR'S SECRET - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! - Festival screenings sold out quickly and we have been getting many requests to bring the film back. So here it is! THE SECRET OF KELLS continues its run through the school holidays at IFC Center and Village East Cinemas, with multiple showtimes daily.
ELEANOR'S SECRET
France, Dominique Monfery, 2009, 76 min
In English - recommended ages 3 to 8
Sat Apr 3, 11am & 1pm - Sun Apr 4, 11am - Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th)
In this colorfully animated film perfect for our youngest audiences, characters from classic fairytales and children's books come alive to help a young boy learn to read.
Nat has fond memories of his eccentric Aunt Eleanor reading to him from her enormous collection of storybooks, but is frustrated and embarrassed by his inability to read the books himself. So he is less than thrilled when his aunt leaves him the keys to her attic library - and he rejects the gift. But just as Nat's parents are selling the collection to a shady antiques dealer, Nat discovers that the library is magical - the books housed in the attic are all original first editions of history's most popular fairy tales, and the characters come to life! Now with the help of Alice in Wonderland, the Ogre, Peter Pan and others, he must get back the books and learn to read an ancient spell to keep the characters alive for future generations of children.
Eleanor's Secret is a beautifully designed, rollicking adventure in which a boy's ability to read not only sets his imagination free, but saves the day!
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THE SECRET OF KELLS
Ireland, Tomm Moore, 2009, 75 min
In English - recommended ages 6 to adult
Now playing IFC Center (6th Ave & West 3rd) and Village East Cinemas (2nd Ave & 12th Street)
Don't miss this award-winning animated masterpiece from the producers of Triplets of Belleville and Kirikou and the Sorceress! Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes, in a sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears and venture into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him fulfill his dangerous quest.
"Critics Pick! Extraordinary!" - AO Scott, New York Times
"Ravishing! Magical! Glorious!" - Kenneth Turan, LA Times
"A Tour-de-Force! Absolutely luscious to behold!" - Variety
"One of the most beautiful works of animation ever!" - NY Press
"Stunning! Evokes the rapturous, gaudy abandon of Klimt. Flowery meadows, wafting dandelion clocks, packs of baying wolves-all are grist for the film's palette of beauty." - Village Voice
Comment: Viking attacks and mythic monsters may be scary for younger children.
http://www.gkids.tv/intheaters.cfm
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