Paris,1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colorful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing citizens. They join forces with Lucille, the big-hearted star of the Bird of Paradise cabaret, an eccentric scientist and his irascible monkey to save the monster, who turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, from the city's ruthlessly ambitious police chief.
Cast
Production
| Director: | Bibo Bergeron |
| Producer: | Luc Besson (producer) |
| Olivier Bizet (line producer) | |
| Rémi Burah (associate producer) | |
| Andre Clavel (line producer) | |
| Nadia Khamlichi (executive producer) | |
| Adrian Politowski (executive producer) | |
| Gilles Waterkeyn (executive producer) | |
| Writer: | Bibo Bergeron |
| Stéphane Kazandjian (screenplay) |
Reviews for A Monster in Paris
Time Out London
As a low-profile entry into the animation pantheon, ‘A Monster in Paris’ charms with painterly backdrops and sartorially elegant characters. But Matthieu Chédid’s catchy Latin songs and the superbly choreographed dance sequences captivate the most.
SFX
A Monster In Paris is solidly staged and charmingly quirky, but be prepared for a few longueurs, mainly before the flea takes off. The film is aimed at children, but will appeal to fans of cartoon design too. The quaint period Paris, with its pearly...
Read review27 Jan 2012
View London
A Monster in Paris is an entertaining and frequently charming animated adventure that succeeds thanks to likeable characters, catchy songs, a handful of nice ideas and some gorgeous animation. Worth seeing.
Read review27 Jan 2012
Screen Jabber
With Pixar stuttering for the first time in their illustrious career – indeed, Cars 2 being overlooked for an Oscar was about the only decision the Academy got right – other animation studios must be rubbing their hands in glee.
Express.co.uk
The manic story shoots off in so many directions it is a mess but Paris looks marvellous, the songs are pretty and the film has charm.
Read review27 Jan 2012
External Links
| IMDb.com, Inc.: | www.imdb.com/title/tt0961097/ |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_monster_in_paris/ |
| Wikipedia: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Monster_in_Paris |
Reviews for A Monster in Paris
Time Out London
As a low-profile entry into the animation pantheon, ‘A Monster in Paris’ charms with painterly backdrops and sartorially elegant characters. But Matthieu Chédid’s catchy Latin songs and the superbly choreographed dance sequences captivate the most.
SFX
A Monster In Paris is solidly staged and charmingly quirky, but be prepared for a few longueurs, mainly before the flea takes off. The film is aimed at children, but will appeal to fans of cartoon design too. The quaint period Paris, with its pearly...
Read review27 Jan 2012
View London
A Monster in Paris is an entertaining and frequently charming animated adventure that succeeds thanks to likeable characters, catchy songs, a handful of nice ideas and some gorgeous animation. Worth seeing.
Read review27 Jan 2012
Screen Jabber
With Pixar stuttering for the first time in their illustrious career – indeed, Cars 2 being overlooked for an Oscar was about the only decision the Academy got right – other animation studios must be rubbing their hands in glee.
Express.co.uk
The manic story shoots off in so many directions it is a mess but Paris looks marvellous, the songs are pretty and the film has charm.
Read review27 Jan 2012
Little White Lies
For once the goggles work well here, allowing for depth with a pop-up book feel that does justice to the winding streets of Montmartre and a skyline peppered with the iconic likes of the Sacre Coeur and the Eiffel Tower.
Read review30 Jan 2012
TotalFilm.com
Mush Amelie, The Phantom Of The Opera and the giant bug from Mimic together and what do you get? A perplexing ’toon from Shark Tale co-director Bibo Bergeron that will bore the few children it doesn’t completely freak out.
Read review26 Jan 2012
The Sydney Morning Herald
AFTER years in Hollywood, the French digital animator Bibo Bergeron has returned home for his latest and most personal project, set during the Great Paris Flood of 1910.
Read review20 Sep 2012
Empire
This french-made 3D CG toon has to get over a first-reel hump, coping with a couple of not-that-funny fin-de-siècle Parisian slacker buddies, but improves considerably when the monster shows up. Francoeur (Sean Lennon), a mutated giant flea...
Birmingham Mail
THE main problem with this movie is that I’m not quite sure exactly who it is aimed at.
Read review27 Jan 2012
Sky Movies HD
Animated films set in Paris seem to have a marked inclination for the – at first sight – skin-crawlingly unappealing. And it’s not just the French. Pixar’s Ratatouille followed the plight of culinary-gifted rats while this tale from Shark Tale...
Cast
| Mathieu Chedid | ... | Francoeur (voice) |
| Vanessa Paradis | ... | Lucille (voice) |
| Gad Elmaleh | ... | Raoul (voice) |
| François Cluzet | ... | Le préfet Maynott (voice) |
| Ludivine Sagnier | ... | Maud (voice) |
| Julie Ferrier | ... | Madame Carlotta (voice) |
| Bruno Salomone | ... | Albert (voice) |
| Sébastien Desjours | ... | Emile (voice) | |
| Philippe Peythieu | ... | (voice) | |
| Bob Balaban | ... | Pâté (voice: English version) |
| Matthew Géczy | ... | Albert (voice: English version) |
| Paul Bandey | ... | Narrator / Newsman / Policeman / Journalist (voice: English version) |
| Jodie Forrest | ... | Madame Omelette (voice: English version) | |
| David Gasman | ... | Clerk (voice: English version) | |
 | Jay Harrington | ... | Emile (voice: English version) |
 | Danny Huston | ... | Préfet Maynott (voice: English version) |
 | Sean Lennon | ... | Francoeur (singing voice: English version) |
 | Catherine O'Hara | ... | Madame Carlotta (voice: English version) |
| Mirabelle Kirkland | ... | Florist / Wife (voice: English version) | |
| Allan Wenger | ... | Husband (voice: English version) | |
 | Madeline Zima | ... | Maud (voice: English version) |
Production
| Director: | Bibo Bergeron |
| Producer: | Luc Besson (producer) |
| Olivier Bizet (line producer) | |
| Rémi Burah (associate producer) | |
| Andre Clavel (line producer) | |
| Nadia Khamlichi (executive producer) | |
| Adrian Politowski (executive producer) | |
| Gilles Waterkeyn (executive producer) | |
| Writer: | Bibo Bergeron |
| Stéphane Kazandjian (screenplay) | |
| Composer: | Mathieu Chedid |
| Editing: | Pascal Chevé |
| Nicolas Stretta (co-editor) | |
| Production Design: | François Moret |
| Production Management: | Lucie Bolze (production manager) |
| Marie Castrie (assistant production manager) | |
| Camille Courau (line production supervisor) | |
| Nicolas Trout (production manager) |
Companies
| Production Studio: | Bibo Films |
| Europa Corp. | |
| Walking The Dog |
| Belgium | 2 Oct 2011 | |
| France | 28 Aug 2011 | |
| Russian Federation | 29 Dec 2011 | |
 | Kuwait | 19 Jan 2012 |
| Hungary | 26 Jan 2012 | |
| Ireland | 27 Jan 2012 | |
| United Kingdom | 27 Jan 2012 | |
| Netherlands | 20 Jun 2012 | |
| Canada | 24 Feb 2012 | |
| Korea, Republic of | 13 Oct 2011 | |
| Croatia | 5 Jan 2012 | |
| United States | 21 Apr 2012 | |
 | Malta | 7 Mar 2012 |
 | Israel | 8 Mar 2012 |
| Estonia | 9 Mar 2012 | |
| Germany | 20 Apr 2012 | |
| Turkey | 4 May 2012 | |
| Sweden | 8 Aug 2012 | |
| Portugal | 31 May 2012 | |
| Lithuania | 24 Aug 2012 | |
| Taiwan | 28 Sep 2012 | |
| Mexico | 9 Nov 2012 | |
| Italy | 22 Nov 2012 | |
| Japan | 23 Nov 2012 |
