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The Great Bear

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A boy must venture into a forbidden forest to rescue his little sister from the clutches of an ancient, massive bear.
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Leslie Felperin Variety Eco all-creatures-are-sacred message is duly preached, but without a heavy hand, and there's a refreshingly surreal Hayao Miyazaki-quality about the pic's more whimsical flights of fancy. Jun 24, 2020 Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out Kids with short attention spans, trained on the rapid-fire pacing of American animated films, may find the tempo of this Danish feature plodding-but even the most restless could get drawn in by the film's gentle spell. Jun 24, 2020 Full Review Hugo Ozman ScreenAnarchy An animated film that younger audiences will no doubt fall in love with. Jun 24, 2020 Full Review Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media Captivating, moving tale with scares; best for older kids. Rated: 4/5 Jun 17, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Definitely a movie that all parents should have in their film repertoire. It's a wonderful story that teaches a lesson in friendship and standing up for one's self and others. In life, friendship comes in all shapes and sizes and occasionally when we least expect it. We learn much about ourselves and the world around us. Not the least of which is "that our inner strength is often larger than we could have ever imagined"! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Ce gentil film d'animation à la durée assez restreinte arrive tout droit de Scandinavie, région décidément très active dans le domaine des petites productions sans prétentions pour (petits) enfants. Je suis toujours aussi surpris de constater qu'aux Etats-Unis, on truffe d'ordinaire les productions enfantines de réflexions et de clins d'oeil plus adultes (quitte à ce qu'ils soient perçus par les marmots les plus dégourdis), mais qu'on prend les adultes pour des cons....alors qu'en Europe, c'est l'inverse ! "L'ours-montagne" table ainsi sur un concept simple mais original, qui se déploie de façon prévisible tout en proposant quand même une petite leçon de vie à caractère initiatique. Au rayon technique, l'ensemble n'est pas déplaisant même si bourré d'imperfections mais on regrettera toujours cette obsession, récurrente chez les productions pour enfants du vieux continent, à tenter d'imiter les ténors américains du genre (y compris dans certains de leurs tics les plus irritants) alors qu'ils ne rivalisent avec eux que rarement au niveau technique et strictement jamais au niveau de l'efficacité narrative ou de la définition des personnages. Comme l'écrasante majorité des productions européennes, "L'ours-montagne" servira surtout de trou-normand en attendant les prochaines productions Pixar, Dreamworks ou Ghibli. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Esben Toft Jacobsen

Director

Markus Rygaard

Jonathan

Alberte Blichfeldt

Sophie

Flemming Quist Møller

Jægeren

Elith Nykjær Jørgensen

Morfar

Esben Toft Jacobsen

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis A boy must venture into a forbidden forest to rescue his little sister from the clutches of an ancient, massive bear.
Director
Esben Toft Jacobsen
Producer
Petter Lindblad
Screenwriter
Esben Toft Jacobsen, Jannik Tai Mosholt
Production Co
Copenhagen Bombay
Rating
PG (Peril|Mild Violence)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 24, 2014
Runtime
1h 17m
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