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The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess

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The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse
Directed byMichel Ocelot
Screenplay byMichel Ocelot
Story by
Based onLe Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse, Henri Pourrat
Produced by
Narrated byAïssa Maïga
Cinematography
Music byPascal Le Pennec
Animation by
Backgrounds byThierry Buron
Color processColor
Production
companies
Release dates
  • June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14) (premier)
  • October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19) (France)
Running time
83 min.
CountriesFrance
Belgium
LanguageFrench

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess (French: Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse) is a 2022 French-Belgian animated film written and directed by Michel Ocelot.[1][2]

Synopsis

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The film features a frame structure in which a narrator tells her audience three stories: one set in ancient Egypt, one in medieval Auvergne, and one in the 18th-century Middle East.

The Black Pharaoh

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In Kush, the princess Nasalsa and the prince Tanouékamani cannot marry because of her mother, who will only allow the Pharaoh of Egypt to marry her daughter. The young prince thus conquers Egypt in order to marry his beloved, not by force but by wisdom and the help of the gods. Finally, he returns to Kush and this time he can marry Nasalsa, who become Queen of Egypt.

The Savage

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In medieval Auvergne, the son of a tyrannical Lord befriends a prisoner, whom he then helps escape. The father then sentences him to death, but the executioner allows him to escape into the woods, where the boy becomes an outlaw who incites the people to rebel against the tyrant. Eventually, the tyrant is defeated by a rival Lord, who turns out to be the escaped prisoner, and who thanks the boy by giving him his daughter in marriage.

The Princess

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In the 18th century Middle East, a prince escapes assassins and becomes a donut vendor in a new town, where he meets and falls in love with the local princess. Discovered by her father, the two are locked up, but manage to escape and live a series of adventures that leave them rich, happy, and together.

Cast

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The Pharaoh

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The Savage

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The Princess

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  • Claire de la Rüe du Can: the Princess
  • Oscar Lesage: the Prince
  • Bruno Paviot: the Merchant
  • Annie Mercier, Isabelle Guiard, Thissa d'Avila Bensalah: the Dames
  • Nicolas Planchais: the bandits leader
  • Isabelle Guiard: Madame
  • Olivier Claverie: The Sultan
  • Serge Bagdassarian: the Visir

Production

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The film was produced in collaboration with the Louvre Museum, its first animated co-production.[3]

Release

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The film premiered at the 46th Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 14, 2022.[1][2]

It was then released in France on October 19, 2022.[4]

Accolades

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Cinéma – Michel Ocelot : " Le Louvre m'est tombé sur la tête ! "". Le Point (in French). 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  2. ^ a b "Michel Ocelot, un " cinglé " d'animation honoré au Festival d'Annecy | Animez-vous les uns les autres". Animez-vous les uns les autres | Stéphane Dreyfus (in French). 2022-06-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  3. ^ "Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse, le nouveau film d'animation de Michel Ocelot en salle". Le Louvre (in French). 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  4. ^ AlloCine. Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la princesse (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-27 – via www.allocine.fr.
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