The kingdom of Tachycardia is ruled over by the mean-tempered King Charles - he hates everyone, and everyone hates him...
The kingdom of Tachycardia is ruled over by the mean-tempered King Charles - he hates everyone, and everyone hates him back. So much so that when the king becomes infatuated with a painting of a beautiful shepherdess, the girl flees the canvas with her chimney sweep lover to escape his attentions. Pursued by the king's bumbling secret police through the labyrinthine architecture of Tachycardia (comprised of Venetian canals, Bavarian castles and New York tower blocks) the lovers find an unlikely ally in the form of a playful mockingbird.
This film spent over 30 years in development hell and was originally released unfinished in 1952 against the wishes of Grimault and Prévert. Read more on the troubled production.
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100 %22 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
90 %3,530 reviewsAudience score rating
"On a basic level, The King and the Mockingbird is a fun fantasy. But to the two poets who first imagined it, it must have felt like a repository for all the madness of a still-smoldering world."
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Vulture
Vulture"Grimault initiated the project in '48, but his charming fable quickly fell afoul of troubles even kings and robots can't stand up to: rights issues."
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Village Voice
Village Voice"Lyrical, satirical and hugely entertaining, it deserves a wider audience. Hopefully, with this welcome re-release, it will find one."
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Time Out
Time Out"A catalog of the movie's pleasures barely does justice to this lost-and-found delight."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"It's a richly conceived treat."
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The Guardian
The Guardian""The King and the Mockingbird" just might be the best animated film of the year."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A film which no less than Hayao Miyazaki considers one of the vertigo-inducing pinnacles of the animated form."
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Little White LiesThe King and the Mockingbird | Details
- Runtime
- 83
- Genre
- Fantasy, Kids & Family, Romance
- Country of origin
- France
