In this delightful animated comedy, flustered single mom Paulette mistakenly punishes her daughter for losing her ring. Realizing her error, she promises Linda she’ll do anything to make up for it. The child demands chicken with peppers for dinner — but where to get hold of chicken in the midst of a general strike which has closed all the stores? Undeterred, Paulette heads for the nearest farm…
Husband and wife duo Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach (The Girl Without Hands) evoke the freewheeling farcical slapstick spirit of Jacques Tati and the palette of Henri Matisse in this unexpected gem. The fluid, free-flowing 2D, hand-drawn animation style sparkles with the filmmakers’ imaginative use of colour, and the movie gently slips and slides from wry observational comedy towards magical realism, with a glorious climax involving hapless cops, a loose (live) chicken, and assorted wardrobe items all stuck in the branches of a tree…
Uniquely styled and all-around delightful… in retrospect, I wouldn’t hesitate to call Chicken for Linda! the best film of Cannes this year.
Peter Debruge, Variety
100% Fresh, Rotten Tomates
Chiara Malta & Sébastien Laudenbach
Clotilde Hesme, Laetitia Dosch, Patrick Pineau
France
2023
In French with English subtitles
Best Animated Feature, Annecy Animation Festival
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Credits
Screenwriter
Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach
Editor
Catherine Aladenise
Animation
Sébastien Laudenbach
Original Music
Clément Ducol
Production Design
Margaux Duseigneur
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