“A moving and intensely beautiful tale”: Rated 4 out of 5, this is a must-see movie this week!

Two years after the horror comedy, Michel Hazanavicius returns with La Most Précieuse Des Marchandises, an animated film adapted from Jean-Claude Grumberg’s novel of the same name and narrated by Jean-Louis Tritignan.

Out in our theaters this week, this moving feature film set against the backdrop of the Shoah has been very well received by the press, with an average rating of 4 out of 5 on AlloCiné.

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Once upon a time in a great forest lived a poor woodcutter and a poor woodcutter. Cold, hunger, poverty and war everywhere around them made their life very difficult. One day, a poor woodcutter takes in a child. A child thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through their forest.

Protected at all costs, this child, this little commodity, will turn this woman, her husband, and everyone who crosses her path, down to the man who threw her off the train, upside down. Their story reveals both the worst and the best of men’s hearts.

What does the press think?

According to La Voix du Nord:

“By adapting Jean-Claude Grumberg’s fairy tale into an animated film, Michel Hazanavicius achieves a beautiful, humanistic and universal story telling without avoiding the horrors of the Shoah.” by Christophe Caron – 5/5

According to Le Journal du Dimanche:

“Michel Hazanavicius reveals his amazing talent as an artist and signs an instant classic that touches the heart, overflowing with directional ideas, narrated by the extraordinary Jean-Louis Trinignan.” By Stephanie Belpesh – 5/5

According to Le Figaro:

“A serious and poetic film.” by Etienne Sorin – 4/5

According to Le Monde:

“The filmmaker adapts Jean-Claude Grumberg’s story of deportation to the Nazi camps with alertness, sensitivity and talent.” By Jacques Mandelbaum – 4/5

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According to Le Point:

“A moving universal ode to the courage and humanity that is needed at this time.” by Philip Guede – 4/5

According to Télé Loisirs:

“Told by the late Jean-Louis Trinignan, a moving story of hope and resilience.” By Alexandra Aio Barro – 4/5

According to aVoir-aLire.com:

“This dignified and disturbing animated feature is one of Michel Hazanavicius’ best films, a testament to the range of his register.” Gerard Crespo – 4/5

According to Abus de Cine:

“Overall, this most precious commodity seduces with its vigilance, for the violence used behind the camera as an indirect means of evoking horror.” by Olivier Bachelard – 3/5