A Monster in Paris

A Monster in Paris French Un monstre Paris is a 2011 French 3D computeranimated musical comedy fantasy adventure film directed by Bibo Bergeron, produced by Luc Besson, written by Stphane Kazandjian, distributed by EuropaCorp Distribution, features the voices of Sean Lennon, Vanessa Paradis, Adam Goldberg, Danny Huston, Madeline Zima, Matthew Gczy, Jay Harrington, Catherine OHara, and Bob Balaban and based on a story he wrote. Some aspects of the film are very loosely based on Gaston Lerouxs novel The Phantom of the Opera. It was released onOctober 2011. It was also produced by Bibo Films, FranceCinma, Walking The Dog, uFilm, uFund, Canal, France Tlvisions, CinCinma, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fdral de Belgique and Umedia. Its music was composed by Matthieu Chedid, Sean Lennon and Patrice Renson. It was edited by Pascal Chev and Nicolas Stretta.

Shy projectionist Emile has a passion for film and is in love with his coworker at the cinema, Maud. His friend, an exuberant inventor and delivery driver, Raoul, picks him up from work to transport him in his bizarre vehicle called Catherine, to obtain a new belt for his projector. In purchasing a new belt, Emile also buys himself a new camera, which is almost stolen by a thief. The story also introduces Lucille, Raouls childhood friend a cabaret singer at the club LOiseau Rare The Rare Bird, whose aunt Carlotta tries to marry her to the wealthy Police Commissioner, Victor Maynott. One evening, Raoul brings Emile to make a delivery to the Botanical Gardens. In the absence of the Professor who works there, the place is guarded by his assistant, a proboscis monkey named Charles. Here, Raoul experiments with an AtomizeaTune mixture which temporarily gives Charles the voice of an opera singer and an unstable super fertilizer which instantly grows a sunflower seed into a giant sunflower, which topples towards Raoul and Emile. In the ensuing disorder, an explosion occurs and the two chemicals are mixed. Everyone is unscathed, but Emile is convinced he has glimpsed a monstrous creature, a photo of which later appears in the newspapers.An investigation is launched into the whereabouts of the creature by Maynotts second in command, Pat, but is fronted by Maynott, in the hope of popular support for his mayoral candidacy. At the same time he tries unsuccessfully to seduce Lucille. Meanwhile, Lucille is trying to find a new musician for her show, and turns down the cabarets waiter, Albert. Trying to vacate the cabaret, Albert stumbles across the creature and flees, terrified. Upon seeing the creature, Lucille is frightened, but hears it sing and discovers it is not dangerous but has a lovely singing voice. She therefore welcomes it, under the name of Francur meaning honest heart. It is then revealed that the creature is a flea that the fertilizer, amidst all the other chemica

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