On the coldest night in the history of the world, a baby Jack (Orlando Seale) is born and abandoned by his mother, and Madeleine (Barbara Scaff), the midwife/witch who delivered him, adopts him as her own. Unfortunately, the winter chill freezes his young heart solid, and she is forced to replace his heart with a mechanical cuckoo-clock heart. As he grows up, Madeleine protects him from the outside world, and she constantly warns him that his mechanical heart will break and he will die if he ever falls in love. His curiosity for the outside world prevails, however, and he falls for Miss Acaia (Samantha Barks), an enchanting young singer.
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- 2/4/2015
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
Shout! Factory, The Film Collective, Dada Films, and Brainstorm Media will partner on the launch of EuropaCorp’s animated film Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart.
Virginie Besson-Silla and Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp produced the French film, which will open day-and-date in theatres and on VOD on September 24.
Shout! Factory has brought on The Film Collective and Dada Films to handle theatrical distribution and Brainstorm Media for VOD.
Mathias Malzieu co-directed the film with Stéphane Berla from Malzieu’s novel and album by his band Dionysos.
Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a story of love and acceptance of others set in a time of invention and adventure.
The English voice cast features Orlando Seale, Samantha Barks, Harry Sadeghi, Stéphane Cornicard, Sophia Ellis, Jessie Buckley, Barbara Scaff, Michelle Fairley and Richard Riddings.
JuntoBox Films announced at the Los Angeles Film festival its feature film incubator, a development and production tool for features budgeted at less than $2.5m. In addition...
Virginie Besson-Silla and Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp produced the French film, which will open day-and-date in theatres and on VOD on September 24.
Shout! Factory has brought on The Film Collective and Dada Films to handle theatrical distribution and Brainstorm Media for VOD.
Mathias Malzieu co-directed the film with Stéphane Berla from Malzieu’s novel and album by his band Dionysos.
Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a story of love and acceptance of others set in a time of invention and adventure.
The English voice cast features Orlando Seale, Samantha Barks, Harry Sadeghi, Stéphane Cornicard, Sophia Ellis, Jessie Buckley, Barbara Scaff, Michelle Fairley and Richard Riddings.
JuntoBox Films announced at the Los Angeles Film festival its feature film incubator, a development and production tool for features budgeted at less than $2.5m. In addition...
- 6/17/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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