Azur et Asmar
a.k.a. Azur and Asmar or Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Feature film • 21 May 2006 • 99 minutes
Direction, screenplay and story by Michel Ocelot • Music by Gabriel Yared
© 2006 Nord-Ouest Production/Mac Guff Ligne/Studio O/France 3 Cinéma/Rhône-Alpes Cinéma/Artémis Productions/Zahorimédia/Intuitions Films/Lucky Red
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Introduction
There were once two children — Azur, blond with blue eyes, the son of a feudal lord, and Asmar, dark-haired and dark-eyed, son of the nurse who raised them both, best friends close as brothers in that green and flowery land. Life separates them brutally. But Azur does not forget the companions of his childhood stories or the fairy tales of his nanny in the land of the sun. As a young adult, he journeys to the country of his dreams, in search of the Fairy of the Djinn. In this land is Asmar, also determined to find the fairy and win, braving all the dangers and spells of a world of wonders.
Features
Availability
Links
Official
- http://www.downtownfilmes.com.br/azureasmar Brazil
- http://www.azuretasmar-lefilm.com France
- http://www.luckyred.it/azureasmar Italy
- http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/azur Japan
- http://www.azurnasmar.co.kr South Korea
- http://www.azuryasmar.com Spain
- http://myvideo.com.tw/animation/ac014/1002.html Taiwan
- http://www.theprincesquest.com United Kingdom
- http://www.gkids.tv/azur USA
Information
- http://www.bebo.com/AzurandAsmar Bebo page
- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2232317487 Facebook group
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/AZUR-ASMAR/49363860134 Facebook page
- http://www.myspace.com/theprincesquest MySpace page
- http://www.sevillepictures.com/media/pdf/dp/pk_azurf_en.pdf Canada press pack
- http://stage.outsideline.co.uk/sodapictures/phase_two/dev_v0002/uploads/ee1a7ec1bfaca3dedd3a48d81875c9e9.pdf UK and Ireland press pack
- http://www.gkids.com/azur/azur_presskit.pdf USA press pack
- http://twitter.com/AzurAndAsmar USA newsfeed
- http://azurandasmar.wordpress.com UK and Ireland newsfeed
- http://blog.yam.com/night1002 (Traditional Chinese) Taiwan newsfeed
- http://www.sodapictures.com/popup/playlist/7 UK and Ireland playlist
- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d28dbff6-6065-11db-a716-0000779e2340.html Financial Times article with interview
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/may/25/cannes2006.cannesfilmfestival2 Article on the Cannes premiere
- http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/festivals/07/42/pusan-iff-2006.html
- http://www.twitchfilm.net/site/view/animation-azur-asmara-few-questions-for-michel-ocelot Interview about Azur et Asmar
- http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=4452
- http://www.dvdrama.net/news.php?19910 (French) Interview on DVD release
- http://www.moviescopemag.com/2008/11/matilda
- http://www.webbliworld.com/news/story/?article_id=82 WebbliWorld feature
- http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/azur-and-asmar-picked-up-by-weinstein-co News of USA licensing
- http://deneroff.com/blog/2008/08/04/azur-et-asmar Deneroff.com feature
- http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4rs68_hannahukpodv2_people Comments by Radio Children
- http://filmjourney.weblogger.com/2008/10/16/sita-sings-the-blues-and-azur-and-asmar
- http://www.filmeducation.org/princesquest Information and downloads for teachers
- http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/article.aspa?PageId=719&NodeId=175 Information and downloads for children
- http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=5053 Showing at the Barbican, London
- http://www.sprockets.ca/filmdetail.aspx?id=2 Showing at Sprockets festival, Toronto
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-126848751.html Note on Spanish co-production
Media
- http://anneliselk.blogspot.com (French) Head of background design Anne-Lise Lourdelet-Kœhler's blog with sketches and details
- http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=250592547 English audio interview
- http://showcase.awn.com/showgallery.php?cat=800 Large collection of stills and sketches
- http://www.gkids.com/street.html Buddy icons
- http://www.macguff.fr/index.php?lang=fr&j=showoneimage&id=206 A different set of stills
- http://outnow.ch/Movies/2006/AzurEtAsmar/Bilder High-resolution images
- http://picasaweb.google.com/nigelpilkington/AzurAndAsmarBarbicanScreening10February2008 Photographs from Barbican screening of English version
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKUHFLVt6Zw&fmt=22 English-language trailer in high-definition
- http://www.wildbunch.biz/films/azur__asmar English-subtitled original trailer
Profiles
- http://www.afca.asso.fr/spip.php?article268 (French)
- http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/88988-Azur_et_Asmar.html
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/AZUR-ASMAR/49363860134
- http://www.flixster.com/movie/azur-et-asmar-azur-and-asmar-the-princes-quest
- http://en.unifrance.org/movie/27055/azur-%26-asmar
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azur_%26_Asmar:_The_Princes%27_Quest
UK
- http://www.bbfc.org/website/Classified.nsf/c2fb077ba3f9b33980256b4f002da32c/2aa7827bf659c57e802573d0005f8954
- http://www.findanyfilm.com/Azur-and-Asmar---The-Princes-Quest-film_options~23055
- http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0439123
- http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/azur_et_asmar
- http://www.screenrush.co.uk/films/film-57417
- http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/a/Azur-amp-Asmar-The-Princes-Quest/index-3779531.html
USA
- http://www.allmovie.com/avg.dll?sql=1:350873
- Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film
- http://www.fandango.com/azurandasmar_101500/movieoverview
- http://www.hollywood.com/movie/3576022
- http://www.landmarktheaters.com/Films/films_frameset.asp?id=58394
- http://www.moviefone.com/movie/azur-et-asmar/28220/main
- http://www.movietickets.com/movie_detail.asp?movie_id=56658
Reviews
- http://hydrocephalicbunny.blogspot.com/2006/02/michel-ocelot.html
- http://quisazquisazquisaz.blogspot.com/2007/09/movie-review-ratatouille-and-azur-et.html
- http://www.dearcinema.com/azur-et-asmar-review
- http://entertainment.ie/movie_reviews/Azur_And_Asmar:_The_Princes%27_Quest/5491.htm
- http://www.european-films.net/content/view/424/57
- http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/awards_festivals/fest_reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=258
- http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php/title_30
- http://www.twitchfilm.net/site/view/azur-asmar-korean-dvd-review
- http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117930611.html?cs=1
UK
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2008/02/04/azur_asmar_2008_review.shtml
- http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=164787
- http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68632
- http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=135470
- http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/reviews.php?film_id=12983
- http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?ct=0&x=0&id=060522004013
- http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?queryText=Michel+Ocelot&y=10&aje=true&x=0&id=080209000168&ct=0
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/movie/122752
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jul/25/dvdreviews.animation
- http://www.list.co.uk/article/6222-azur-and-amar-the-princes-quest
- http://www.moviemail-online.co.uk/films/24176/Azur_and_Asmar:_The_Princes_Quest
- http://www.myfilmsblog.co.uk/blog/2008/02/azur-and-asmar.html
- http://film.orange.co.uk/OrangeFilm/azur-and-asmar-princes-quest/_entry/461a8ef3bec4aa2d/jsps/fullReview
- http://www.popcorn.co.uk/page.asp?partid=842
- http://www.radiotimes.com/servlet_film/com.icl.beeb.rtfilms.client.simpleSearchServlet?frn=47621&searchTypeSelect=5
- http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/85133/azur-asmar-the-princes-quest.html
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article3320232.ece
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article3314669.ece
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article3320641.ece
- http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/azur-and-asmar-the-princes-quest
- http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/azur-and-asmar-the-princes-quest-film-review-17675.html
USA
- http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38681
- http://www.andycho.com/archives/42
- http://www.avclub.com/articles/azur-asmar-the-princes-quest%2C26993
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-azur-asmar-review-0102jan02,0,1289140.story
- http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/2009/azurasmar.shtml
- http://www.newsarama.com/film/100816-AnimatedShorts-Ocelot.html
- http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/movies/17azur.html
- http://www.seattlepi.com/movies/395282_limited09.html
- http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2008605318_mr09azur.html
- http://www.perryspreviews.com/?p=28 with comment from Lourdelet-Kœhler
- http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8143
- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/05/MV4N16973K.DTL
- http://www.thelmagazine.com/6/29/Film/feature7.cfm
- http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/85133/azur_asmar.html
- http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/azur_asmar_review
- http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-10-15/film/the-sleek-but-unwieldy-azur-and-asmar
- http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=36578
Best-of mentions
- http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/69703/dvd-times-top-10-dvds-of-2008.html
- http://www.perryspreviews.com/?p=659
- http://www.twitchfilm.net/site/view/films-what-todd-likes-2008-in-review
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