2009 · animation · family · tv-movie
The Gruffalo
Directed by Max Lang, Jakob Schuh27m2009
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?
Our read: The Gruffalo (2009) reads as a cosy, steady, inventive animation · family · tv-movie entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, steady, gentle animation / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
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How The Gruffalo feels to watch.
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“You want a charming half-hour storybook adventure with wit, rhyme, and gentle peril.”
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