MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA is a hand-drawn animation feature for all ages celebrating Tove Jansson’s original comic strips and the universal appeal of the Moomins. Inspired by her own visit to the Riviera with her mother, Jansson created the infamous comic strip – Moomins on the Riviera – a charming tale that addresses aspects of life affecting us all such as finding joy in small things, the value of cross-cultural understanding and the power optimism.
We asked third grader, Arezu Zargari, to screen the film and tell us what she thought of it. This is what she had to say:
The movie was about hippo-like creatures who went on a little trip in a boat with a tiny person who was the prisoner of a pirate ship and get trapped on an island.
My favorite part was when they found the island because it was an island only for rich people. People thought the Moomins were rich and started giving them the best things. The momma Moomin didn’t like all the new space they had and all of the new things they were given…I think because she liked her home and things at home better. So she and the little kid Moomin went to sleep in the boat that they came in on and eventually the dad Moomin and the little girl Moomin came. Then one person found out they were not rich and wanted them to stay with them so he could sculpt because he was an artist.
On a scale of one to ten I would say the movie is an eight. It’s not a ten because it was a little long. It was also kind of confusing, because I didn’t (and still don’t) know if the girl Moomin is the boy’s sister or someone else that just looks like him. I don’t know who she is because they never bring it up.
But, I do think everyone of all ages will like this movie. To my friends at school I would say: watch this movie about cute creatures because the story is interesting and funny.
OPENING IN THEATERS IN LOS ANGELES
DECEMBER 4, 2015
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