A poetic and surreal masterpiece blending dystopian grandeur with fairy tale innocence. In a vertically stratified kingdom, a tyrant king is defied by love and a loquacious bird, culminating in a melancholic, awe-inspiring ode to freedom.
The King and the Mockingbird
Le Roi et l'Oiseau
Director:
Paul Grimault
Cast:
Jean Martin, Renaud Marx, Agnès Viala, Pascal Mazzotti, Albert Médina
Animation
Family
Fantasy
The King and the Mockingbird - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
Police Officers' Design
The bowler-hatted, mustachioed police officers are a direct visual reference to Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont) from Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin.
Metropolis Architecture
The dark, industrial Lower City where workers toil without sunlight is a visual homage to Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis.
Factory Scene
The scene where the heroes are forced to work on a conveyor belt references Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times, critiquing industrial dehumanization.