BELLE AND SEBASTIAN: NEXT GENERATION
O.V. in French subtitled in Spanish
Belle and Sebastian (besides being the inspiration for the name of the Scottish band) is a legend in France: it is a famous television series and collection of children's books created by actress and writer Cécile Aubry, turned into a Japanese anime in the 1980s, and today returns with a new look, in a live-action version but with the same charm. Sebastien, 10 years old, reluctantly spends his vacations with his grandmother and aunt in the mountains, helping them with the sheep. Until the day he meets Belle, a huge dog mistreated by its owner. Fighting against injustice, an otherwise dull summer for Sebastian will turn into the adventure of a lifetime.
Director: Pierre Coré
Screenplay: Alexandre Coffre, Pierre Coré
Cinematography: Gilles Porte
Editing: Samuel Danési
Music: id Menke
Sound: Antoine Deflandre
Cast: Michèle Laroque, Robinson Mensah Rauanet, Alice David, Caroline Anglade, Syrus Shahidi
Producers: Sidonie Dumas, Clément Miserez, Matthieu Warter
Production Company: RADAR FILMS, GAUMONT, M6 FILMS
International Sales: Eva Duriez, Gaumont
Paris, 1969. Coré began his career in advertising, while pursuing several short films and children’s books, illustrated by authors such as Loustal, Yves Got, Michel Backès and Clément Oubrerie. He joined the production company La Station Animation in 2008 as a co-producer and a screenwriter, and as a manager since 2009. He wrote, produced and directed several children and youth animated series for the M6, ARTE and France Télévisions channels. Moreover, he wrote and directed the animated feature Sahara (2017). In 2020, he released the live-action film The Fantastic Journey of Margot & Marguerite. Belle et Sébastien: Nouvelle Génération is his latest film.
