Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Luc Besson

Writers:

Céline Garcia (written by) &
Luc Besson (written by) ...

Release Date:

12 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Adventure awaits in your own backyard.

Plot:

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony with nature.

Plot Keywords:

Grandfather | Treasure | Princess | Garden | Key

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Freddie Highmore	...	Arthur
Mia Farrow	...	Granny
Ron Crawford	...	Archibald (voice: English version)
Penny Balfour	...	Arthur's Mother
Doug Rand	...	Arthur's Father
Adam LeFevre	...	Davido
Jean Bejote Njamba	...	Massai Chief
Saul Jephcott	...	Police Officer #1
Lee de Long	...	Saleslady
Christian Erickson	...	Antique Dealer
Eric Balliet	...	Mover #1
Oxmo Puccino	...	Mover #2
Robert William Bradford	...	Baliff
Jerry Di Giacomo	...	Repairman (voice: French version)
Bienvenue Kindoki	...	Matassalai #1

Also Known As:

Arthur and the Invisibles (Philippines: English title) (USA)
Arthur and the Minimoys (Hong Kong: English title)
Arthur et les Minimoys (France)
Arthur y los Minimoys (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Artúr és a villangók (Hungary) [hu]
Arthur e il popolo dei Minimei (Italy) [it]
Arthur e os Minimoys (Brazil) [pt]
Arthur en de Minimoys (Netherlands) (dubbed version) [nl]
Arthur et les Minimoys (Canada: French title) [fr]
Arthur i els Minimoys (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Arthur ile Minimoylar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Arthur ja Minimoit (Finland) [fi]
Arthur och Minimojerna (Sweden) [sv]
Arthur og Minimoyene (Norway) [no]
Arthur og Minimoyserne (Denmark) [da]
Arthur und die Minimoys (Germany) [de]
Artur i Minimki (Poland) [pl]
Artur ja Minimoid (Estonia) [et]
O Arthur kai oi Minimoy (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG for fantasy action and brief suggestive material.

Runtime:

94 min (US version) | 103 min (French version)

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:PG | France:U | Netherlands:6 | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/6 | Finland:K-7 | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG (certificate #43224) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Ireland:PG | UK:U | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Trivia:

The father mole's name "Miro" means "poor sight" in French slang, matching mole's poor sight reputation.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Arthur constructs an irrigation system using split bamboo and plastic "Bendy Straws". In the 1960s, drinking straws were made of waxed paper.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Arthur and the Invisibles: The Making of the Year's Greatest Adventure (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Let's Dance

Imaginative adventure story; fabulous animated voices

Beautiful artwork, wonderful voices for the animated characters by David Bowie, Madonna, Jimmy Fallon, Robert DeNiro, and Ron Crawford. Great to see an imaginative, kind child as hero, and see Mia Farrow act again. Arthur uses his love for his grandparents and his intelligence to persevere and save the day. (A treat for artists in the audience is grandpa's personal journal of watercolors and sketches at the beginning of the movie). The action really takes off once the movie transitions to animation, and perhaps moves too fast, although the children with me were able to follow it. The animated characters are adorable and even though they are very contemporary, and the movie takes place during the depression, kids will be able to relate to the animated fantasy characters - since they are fantasy characters, there is no reason they can't be contemporary. Overall a nice story for kids, with some good lessons for kids re: love, loyalty, perseverance, intelligence.