The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 15 wins & 15 nominations total
Lambert Wilson
- Ernest
- (voice)
Pauline Brunner
- Célestine
- (voice)
Anne-Marie Loop
- La Grise
- (voice)
Patrice Melennec
- Georges
- (voice)
Brigitte Virtudes
- Lucienne
- (voice)
Léonard Louf
- Léon
- (voice)
Dominique Maurin
- Chef de clinique
- (voice)
- (as Dominique Collignon)
Perrette Pradier
- Infirmière en Chef
- (voice)
- (as Perette Pradier)
Yann Le Madic
- Avocat d'Ernest
- (voice)
Féodor Atkine
- Juge Grizzly
- (voice)
Pierre Baton
- Juge Rat
- (voice)
Vincent Grass
- Chef policier Ours
- (voice)
- (as Vincent Gras)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the little bear's room that Celestine finds her way into towards the beginning of the movie, there is a poster for the director's previous film A Town Called Panic (2009).
- GoofsWhen the stolen van's camouflage paint job washes off and the van rolls back into town, it leaves a trail of paint that leads the police right to Ernest and Celestine's house. The rain, however, should have washed away the trail of paint, too, and left no way to follow it back.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #50.13 (2014)
- SoundtracksErnest's Song
Written by Thomas Fersen and Vincent Courtois
Performed by Lambert Wilson (Original Version)
Performed by Forest Whitaker (English Version)
Featured review
Superior Kiddie toon.
Genuinely charming cartoon feature from the PANIQUE AU VILLAGE lot.
While rummaging through the town's dust bins, Ernest the bear finds sleeping mouse Ernestine and is dissuaded from eating her - whether it's Tom's Jerry, the King Sized Canary or Br'er Rabbit, they never get eaten.
The pair are our introduction to the parallel surface world of the bears and the underground world of the mice, both of which prove hostile, though mouse world is one of those appealing fantasy communities, like Santa city in POLAR EXPRESS or the bath house in SPIRITED AWAY. The lead duo are among the most engaging of cartoon characters and their seclusion seems a nice outcome. It would be interesting to see if their appeal survives English language dubbing.
The watercolour texture is unfamiliar and imaginative. The music is effectively unobtrusive. It would be hard to fault this one. Why try?
While rummaging through the town's dust bins, Ernest the bear finds sleeping mouse Ernestine and is dissuaded from eating her - whether it's Tom's Jerry, the King Sized Canary or Br'er Rabbit, they never get eaten.
The pair are our introduction to the parallel surface world of the bears and the underground world of the mice, both of which prove hostile, though mouse world is one of those appealing fantasy communities, like Santa city in POLAR EXPRESS or the bath house in SPIRITED AWAY. The lead duo are among the most engaging of cartoon characters and their seclusion seems a nice outcome. It would be interesting to see if their appeal survives English language dubbing.
The watercolour texture is unfamiliar and imaginative. The music is effectively unobtrusive. It would be hard to fault this one. Why try?
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- Mozjoukine
- Mar 23, 2013
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- Languages
- Also known as
- Ernest y Celestine
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Box office
- Budget
- €9,600,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $262,075
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,078
- Mar 2, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $8,170,333
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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