A chance meeting in the pristine forests of Ain, a quick exchange of glances, a kindling of mutual interest that will go far beyond simple curiosity... thus begins the friendship between a little girl and a fox. Their bond forms slowly as the girl patiently wins the animal's trust and saves it from a pack of wolves. In turn, the fox helps the girl find her way out of the forest by night. Their friendship ends when the girl brings the fox into her world, where the fox cannot live confined by civilization and so flees back to the forest. Drawing on classic storylines from Walt Disney and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Jacquet's narrative has the lyricism and delicacy of a fable about the relationship between man and nature.
Le Renard et l'enfant
International Title
The Fox & the Child
Genre
Fiction
Country
France
Year
2007
Duration
92'
Production Companies
Bonne Pioche
Languages
French
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«Like the girl in the film, I had the good fortune to grow up with a lot of freedom. My grandparents let me roam the woods, where one day I saw a fox. I got closer to watch it [...]. When it noticed me, it looked me straight in the eye for 2-3 seconds and then ran away. The power of that look made me so happy, but I wondered why animals are afraid of humans and always run away».
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