The Secret of Kells

The Secret of Kells is a 2009 FrenchBelgianIrish animated fantasy film animated by Cartoon Saloon that premiered onFebruary 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. It went into wide release in Belgium and France onFebruary, and Ireland onMarch. It was directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, produced by Paul Young, Didier Brunner and Vivian Van Fleteren, written by Fabrice Ziolkowski, distributed by Gbka Films, Kinepolis Film Distribution, StudioCanal and Buena Vista, edited by Fabienne AlvarezGiro and music composed by Bruno Coulais and Kla. It stars Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Christen Mooney, Mick Lally, Michael McGrath, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylack and Paul Young. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Brendan is apprenticed in the scriptorium of the monastery. After listening to the other monks of the monastery talk about Brother Aidan, the creator of the Book of Iona, Brendan is curious about the mysterious illuminator and the book that turns darkness into light The unfinished book of Kells. Aidan arrives in Kells, accompanied by his white cat, Pangur Bn, after his own monastery is destroyed by a raid. After eavesdropping on a discussion between Cellach and Aidan, Brendan wanders to the scriptorium, where he finds the stilltobecompleted book. Pangur Bn guards the book, but when the cat sees that Brendan means no harm to the book, she accepts him. Aidan arrives and tells Brendan about the book.Seeing Brendan as a suitable apprentice, Aidan sends Brendan, with Pangur Bn for company, into the woods to obtain gall nuts to make ink for the illumination of the book. However, Brendan is cornered by a hungry pack of wolves. Hes saved by Aisling, the forest spirit from the beginning of the film. Although at first suspicious of Brendans presence, Aisling slowly comes to accept him after he reveals his intentions of helping to create the book. ........

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