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Once upon a time there were two children who grew up together - Azur, the blue-eyed son of a nobleman, and Asmar, the dark-eyed child of a nurse. As they grow up, the nurse tells them many enchanting stories, but their favorite is about a beautiful fairy waiting to be released from captivity by a good and heroic prince. The two boys are as close as brothers, until the day Azur's father cruelly separates them, banishing Asmar from his home and sending Azur away for private education. Some years later Azur sets out to a land far away to find Asmar and to see if the legend of the fairy is true. Finally reunited, Azur and Asmar set out to see who will be the first to rescue the fairy.
Leisurely paced and intricately rendered, this computer-animated fable centers around two men from the Middle Ages who grow up as brothers, suffer a separation, and learn to live as equals again. North African nanny Jénane (Hiam Abbass in the French version; Suzanna Nour in the English) raises her brown-eyed son, Asmar, and his blue-eyed friend, Azur, but the latter comes from a line of noblemen. Jénane teaches the toddlers a song about a prince who rescues the Djinn Fairy from captivity. By boyhood, Azur lives in the castle, but continues to play with Azur, until his father sends him away to study and dismisses Jénane. As an adult, Azur experiences prejudice for the first time when he ends up in a North Africa village where the inhabitants view blue eyes as bad luck, so he keeps them closed and begs for his supper, like fellow Frenchman Crapoux. In the interim, Jénane and Asmar have become wealthy. With the help of the beggar, a tiny princess, and a Jewish sage, Azur competes with Asmar to free the fairy and make her his bride, but only one can prevail. French animator Michel Ocelet's follow-up to Kirikou and the Wild Beast moves slow by American standards, but the abundance of vibrant arabesque animation and absence of pop-culture wisecracks offers ample compensation. Though too complicated for some pre-schoolers, the DVD includes a British version with dubbed dialogue and subtitled French and Arabic songs. Anthony Minghella’s favorite composer, Gabriel Yared, provides the enchanting score. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Actor: Sean Barrett; Frank Olivier Bonnet; Jacques Pater; Patrick Timsit; Mohamed Ourdache
Release Date: 2009-03-17
Original Release Date: 2006-01-01
Manufacturer: The Weinstein Company
Format: Color; NTSC; Subtitled; Widescreen
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Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest customer reviews:
Wonderful Movie
I saw this animated movie reviewed on a TV program and was intrigued enough to purchase it. My husband and I loved the beautiful animations - unlike anything we had seen before. Although the story is relatively simple, it is beautifully done. To anyone who is interested in the folk tales of other cultures, in this case, Middle Eastern, this is something you would enjoy. And it is something that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Rating: (S. Herring, 2010-02-06) Product reviewed: Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Beautiful Movie
I ordered this movie after watching a review on Sunday Morning on CBS. I took a chance and was not disappointed! The animation was beautiful and intricate in detail. The storyline was for all ages. I look forward to watching it over and over again. Rating: (J. Pizzuti, 2010-02-01) Product reviewed: Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Beautiful Animation
This has the most beautiful imagery, also a great story of two boys who were loved deeply by a woman who was wise as well as she was beautiful. But the boys were seperated at a young age. The story deals with superstitions, and bigotery. The connecting force through the whole story is love. I don't want to tell you the story it would ruin your enjoyment of seeing it for yourself. I truly believe you will love Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest. Rating: (Karen L. Roberson, 2010-01-21) Product reviewed: Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest
animation
Interesting animation from what appears to be Morrocan or Allgerian source. Interesting visual effects. Rating: (Denver B. Cornett, 2010-01-18) Product reviewed: Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest
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to the previous reviews, just wanted to add my five stars and echo the praise already posted. This movie is absolutely beautiful. The colors are a feast for your eyes!!! My only critique is a small one, and I'm not sure whether this was only because I watched it on my computer and not the plasma TV: about halfway through the movie, I noticed that some of the horizontal lines were wavy and moving. This occurred in a few different scenes...the first was when Azur reconnected with his mother and she provided a feast for him... the table edge was wavy and moving. I watched half of the movie on my laptop, and when the horizontal lines appeared and were really distracting me, I moved to my desktop PC instead. Although I could still see it on my PC, it was not quite as obvious nor distracting. In fact, I started not even noticing it after a while, and maybe it even stopped altogether. This issue might not occur at all when I watch it on the plasma TV. Maybe it was a small defect in the film, or maybe it was a defect in my DVD... I'm just not sure. At any rate, this small flaw in no way influenced my overall impression of the movie. Five stars. Rating: (Bunkster Brown, 2010-01-08) Product reviewed: Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest
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