Bambi, a Life in the Woods (Bambi, L'histoire d'une vie dans les bois)
A unique experience to share with your child(ren), ‘Bambi, the story of a life in the woods’ is adapted, like the Disney classic, from the book by Felix Salten. What it won't share with the famous animated film though, is the bitter-sweet taste left by a story in which the depiction of loss was unusually intense for a family film. Michel Fessler's film is gentler and features.. live animals!
A soft voiceover narration guides children through the cycle of life in the company of Bambi, a young fawn, surrounded by his mother and the animals of the forest: his friend the raven, the rabbit, the raccoon...
He discovers the world of trees and their secrets. Every day, his mother teaches him to grow up strong. But when autumn arrives, Bambi ventures out into the open when hunters separate him from his mother forever. From then on, Bambi has to learn to live on his own. Never too far away from his childhood friend Faline.
Friendship, respect and the discovery of oneself and others, as well as the notion of danger, are poetically explored in this film adaptation written as a hymn to nature.
SF: This screening will have additional accessibility for young people with sensory sensitivities