Max & Co
Max & Co is a 2007 stop-motion animated feature film released in Belgium, France, and Switzerland in February 2008. It won the Audience Award at the 2007 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. With its budget of CHF 30 million (€18.6 million), of which CHF 1.5 million were subsidised by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, it was the most expensive Swiss film ever.[2]
| Max & Co | |
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| Directed by | Samuel Guillaume Frédéric Guillaume |
| Written by | Emmanuel Salinger Christine Dory |
| Produced by | Samuel Guillaume Emmanuel Salinger |
| Starring | Lorànt Deutsch Amélie Lerma Virginie Efira Patrick Bouchitey Micheline Dax Denis Podalydès |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Edited by | Mackinnon & Saunders |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
Production companies | MAX-LeFilm-Sàrl Ciné-Manufacture SA Nexus Factory Future Films With The Support of: CNC Fonds Government of Belgium Tax Shelter Fonds Suisse Regio Films Television Suisse Romande |
| Distributed by | WilDBuncH InternationaL |
Release dates |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium Switzerland France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
Plot
15-year-old fox Max sets off for Saint-Hilare in search of his father, the famous troubadour Johnny Bigoude, who disappeared shortly before Max's birth. He is waylaid by Sam, a rascally fairground entertainer, and introduced to the delights of the amazing Fly Swatter Festival. When Max finally gets there, Saint-Hilaire turns out to be the private kingdom of Bzzz & Co., infamous manufacturers of flyswatters, run by the degenerate frog Rodolfo. Musical virtuoso Max makes a big impression, especially on the smart, lovely, resourceful mouse Felicie, who convinces Rodolfo to hire him.
Cast
- Lorant Deutsch as Max
- Stéphane Sanseverino as Sam
- Virginie Efira as Cathy
- Amélie Lerma as Felicie
- Patrick Bouchitey as Rodolfo
- Denis Podalydès as Martin
- Micheline Dax as Doudou
- Mathias Mlekuz as Bobole
- François Levantal as Bernard
- Bernard Ballet as Marcel
Reception
Although well-received critically, the "anti-capitalist ecological fable"[2] was a commercial failure. Only 16,000 tickets were sold instead of the projected 110,000, and the production companies filed for bankruptcy in August 2008.[2]
References
- "Max & Co (2008) - JPBox-Office".
- "Produzenten von "Max & Co" Konkurs" (in German). Berner Zeitung. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
External links
- Official website (now defunct) at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 November 2010)
- Max & Co at IMDb