THE
TALE
OF DESPEREAUX
With
Matthew
Broderick,
Dustin
Hoffman,
Emma
Watson,
Sigourney
Weaver,
Tracey
Ullman,
Kevin
Kline,
William
H. Macy,
Stanley
Tucci,
Ciarán
Hinds,
Robbie
Coltrane,
Frank
Langella
Written
by Will
McRobb,
Gary
Ross,
Chris
Viscardi
(based
on the
book
by Kate
DiCamillo)
Directed
by Sam
Fell
&
Robert
Stevenhagen
This
alternative
fairytale
is not
exactly
Disney,
but
also
very
far
from
inaccessible
as young
and
old
can
be entertained
by its
moments
of fun
(countered
with
a good
dose
of cruelty!),
and
the
morals
&
lessons
ultimately
built
into
it.
Born
into
a family
of mice,
Despereaux
is not
like
the
others
of his
species
(in
more
ways
than
just
his
huge
ears).
He is
not
content
with
their
roles
mice
fulfill
as timid
and
frightened
creatures.
The
kingdom
in which
they
find
themselves
take
a serious
turn
when
the
king's
wife
passes
away,
dumping
him
into
melancholy
and
banning
the
area's
favourite
soup
festival.
The
creature
indirectly
responsible
for
this
turn
of events
is Roscuro,
a rat
who
ventures
down
to the
sewers
where
all
the
other
rats
live,
much
to his
chagrin
as he
was
a carefree
rat
sailing
the
seas
with
his
human
master.
When
Despereaux
breaks
too
many
rules
(which
includes
reading
a fairytale
of a
brave
knight
and
speaking
with
the
princess,
a human),
he is
banished
to the
depths
below.
Here
he meets
Roscuro,
which
leads
to the
transformation
of not
only
those
around
them,
but
the
entire
kingdom
through
adventure,
danger,
bravery
and
virtue.
Extras:
Include
several
Despereaux
games
and
Top
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