Watch the secret of kells 2009 movie trailer instantly, no need to login. Ancient book inspires classic animation of the secret of kells. This film is true to the mythology and history behind it, does not warp it like disney animations do. Old fangs somewhere down the line the ledge end of phil i can also reco. Which it does in glorious fashion without ever seeming unnatural or outdated. Hi, aicn animes scott green here a headups an intriguing animated film. Nov 17, 2019 the book of kells is located at the trinity college in dublin and it is open for public visits, most times the book of kells contains the four gospels of the christian scriptures written in black, red, purple, and yellow ink in an insular majuscule script, preceded by prefaces, summaries, and concordances of gospel passages. Book of kells acts as inspiration for new animated adventure film. Ancient book inspires classic animation of the secret of. Two tiny gems kisses and prince of broadway, two offbeat animated films a town.
In 1661, the book of kells ended up in trinity college, dublin where it has stayed ever since. The films simple plot and premise is based on facts. Its the story of a boy in an eighthcentury irish monastery, and set around the time. The secret of kells now on dvd official us trailer. Which movies are visually similar to the secret of kells. The secret of kells what is this remarkable animated. It is, at the risk of hyperbole, a staggeringly lovely film that was nothing less than captivating. The 2009 animated film the secret of kells tells a fictional story of the creation of the book of kells by an elderly monk aidan and his young apprentice brendan, who struggle to work on the manuscript in the face of destructive viking raids. The abbey of kells was home to the book of kells for seven centuries. Animated by irish studio cartoon saloon, the secret of kells is meant to directly resemble the famous manuscript its based on. Beautifully drawn and refreshingly calm, the secret of kells hearkens back to animation s golden age with an enchanting tale inspired by irish mythology.
The animated story of the boy behind the famed book of kells. Secret of kells takes on animation big boys in oscar races. Moore, the director of the animated film the secret of kells, grew up and still lives in kilkenny, ireland, a onecathedral town of a few thousand people about an hour and a half south of. The secret of kells wins prestigious audience award at the annecy festival of animation. Aug 22, 2019 originally released in ireland, one of its countries of origin, the secret of kells story is intertwined with the book of kells. Perhaps the best thing the academy did with their nominations is throw a best animated feature nod to the secret of kells, thus bringing attention to a feature film most of us hadnt heard of. Feb 15, 2010 gkids is proud to release the beautiful new animated film from the producers of triplets of belleville, now an academy award nominee for best animated feature. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. The secret of kells might rush it plot, but it visuals and what it culturally shares are mesmerizing. Nov 06, 2018 a 2d animated family feature film from director nora twomey t he secret of kells, the breadwinner and written by meg lefauve i snide out, the good dinosaur, with. The thing that strikes you first with the secret of kells is. Brendan has spent his life living with his uncle, the abbott at.
Cartoon saloon the secret of kells animated feature film. The medieval masterpiece, the book of kells, is now digitized. It is irelands most precious medieval artifact and is generally considered the finest surviving illuminated manuscript to have been produced in medieval europe. The book of kells currently resides at trinity college, dublin. Steeped in irish folklore, the movie includes scenes of barbarian invaders sweeping through towns, terrorizing and killing people with their swords and axes as they go. At that point it was sent to dublin for safekeeping. With the viking hordes approaching, the monks of kells are forced to turn their attention from transcribing manuscripts to building barricades. This vibrant animation is a spirited retelling of the provenance of irelands most cherished artefact, the book of kells. Beautifully drawn and refreshingly calm, the secret of kells hearkens back to animations golden age with an enchanting tale inspired by irish mythology. The film may have been the underdog, going up against pixars up, henry selicks coraline, disneys princess and the frog, and wes andersons fantastic mr. The secret of kells animated movie poster 11x17 the secret. The film is based on the story of the origin of the book of kells, an illuminated manuscript gospel book in latin, containing the four gospels of the. Strictly speaking, rather than the book of kells, named after a town in county meath, it should be called the book of iona, as its thought that it was monks on that remote scottish island who.
A bewitching animated fairytale for children and adults alike. It was stolen in the 11th century, at which time its cover was torn off and it was thrown into a ditch. Set in the 9th century ireland, factual details concerning the writing and illumination of the book of kells. Maria obrien the secret of kells 2009, a film for a post celtic tiger ireland. This animated film gives a fictionalized account of the creation of the book of kells, an illuminated manuscript of the bible which has since become an irish national treasure. Brendan and the secret of kells is an animated fantasy feature film distributed by cartoon saloon. It is a fictional and fantasy retelling of how the book of kells was completed and what those at the abbey had to go through to protect it. Originally released in ireland, one of its countries of origin, the secret of kells story is intertwined with the book of kells.
In the animated film the secret of kells, nominated for an oscar award in 2009, the atmosphere of irelands medieval monasteries and their famous artistic output is captured brilliantly by cartoon saloon of kilkenny. To help complete the magical book, brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted. Adventure awaits 12 year old brendan who must fight vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary book of kells. It was founded in the early 9th century, and the book of kells was kept there during the later medieval and early modern periods before finally leaving the abbey in the 1650s. After a viking raid, the book was moved to kells, ireland, sometime in the 9th century. Tags animation, family, fantasy language english, irish director tomm moore, nora twomey. The secret of kells is a 2009 frenchbelgianirish animated fantasy film animated by cartoon saloon that premiered on 8 february 2009 at the 59th berlin international film festival.
The book of kells also known as the book of columba is one of the great masterpieces of irish christian culture its a copy of the four gospels in latin with beautiful, intricate illuminations. The book of kells remained at kells until the 1650s when cromwells troops were stationed in the town. The secret of kells is an animated film from ireland about a young irish boy, brendan evan mcguire, and his friends and family, interwoven within the story of the book of kells. The secret of kells what is this remarkable animated feature. Sep 12, 2011 maria obrien the secret of kells 2009, a film for a post celtic tiger ireland. Maria obrien the secret of kells 2009, a film for a. The secret of kells 2009 the secret of kells is a stunningly animated film based on irish folk mythology. It went into wide release in belgium and france on 11 february, and ireland on 3 march. Beautifully drawn and refreshingly calm, the secret of kells hearkens back to animations golden age with an. Brendan has spent his life living with his uncle, the abbott at the abbey of kells. And everything youd want from a story about a young man and young.
The ancient masterpiece is a stunning example of hibernosaxon style, thought to have been composed on the scottish island of iona in 806, then transferred to the monastery of kells in county meath after a viking raid a story told in the marvelous animated film the secret of kells. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. Netflix unveils six animated films, shows exclusive. Maria obrien the secret of kells 2009, a film for a post. Much of the book of kells may have been created there, but historians cannot be. This is one of the most gorgeous and visually inventive movies ive ever seen. The artwork in the film is luxurious although the characters tend toward the bigeyed cute side, but no matter how daring the style could have been, it didnt quite match the.
His first feature film, the secret of kells, was nominated for an academy award for best animated feature film on 2 february 2010. The film s simple plot and premise is based on facts. The secret of kells animated movie poster 11x17 the. The secret of kells and song of the sea by jessica seamans. The book of kells was probably produced in a monastery on the isle of iona, scotland, to honor saint columba in the early 8th century. The abbey of kells mainistir cheanannais in irish is a former monastery in kells, county meath, ireland, 40 miles 64 km north of dublin. The oscar nomination for the irish animated film the secret book of kells has reignited a dispute between the town of kells and trinity college dublin. Tomm moore director of cartoon saloons the secret of kells accepted the prestigious audience award for best feature film at the 33rd annecy animation festival in france. Apr 27, 2009 beautifully drawn and refreshingly calm, the secret of kells hearkens back to animations golden age with an enchanting tale inspired by irish mythology. The chi rho the chi rho page is one of the bestknown pages in the book. The secret of kells by jessica seamans love that film, really cool animation style. Therefore i dont know if any of the sequences in the film are based on lore and stories surrounding the text or are entirely fabricated for the film although id guess the latter. Mar 16, 2010 the films simple plot and premise is based on facts. Sweet and dark, dangerous and lighthearted, the secret of kells delivers on everything youd want from an animated film.
Just as every margin of the book of kells is crowded with minute and glorious decorations, so is every shot of the film filled with patterns and borders, arches and frames, dodads and scrimshaw images. Poster for best animated film oscar nominee a secret of kells. Nov 22, 2019 the book of kells is a stunningly beautiful manuscript containing the four gospels. My 4 year old son saw the animated film, loved it, and wanted to learn more about the real book of kells. Great illustrations from the film with additional background on the characters and the history. The art alone is astonishing in its faithfulness to the book of kells itself. Mar 31, 2010 this and his further adventures are related in tomm moores film, which is a little like an illuminated manuscript itself. I recently watched an animated film called the secret of kells which told the fictional story of the creation of the book of kells.
Tomm moore is a feature length animated film that plays with myth, truth and fiction to propose an originating story for the book of kells, a highly decorated 8 th century insular book containing the four gospels of the bible. A 2d animated family feature film from director nora twomey t he secret of kells, the breadwinner and written by meg lefauve i snide out, the good dinosaur, with. The medieval masterpiece, the book of kells, is now. Having seen the secret of kells yesterday, i felt it was time to take another look at the book of kells. Moore is working on a second feature film entitled song of the sea 2014. Poster for best animated film oscar nominee a secret of. You should look for more projects from cartoon saloon, the irish animation company behind the secret of kells and song of the sea.
As advances in technology allow for ever more realism in animated features, the artists behind the secret of kells the littleknown irish film that caught even insiders by surprise when. It premiered on february 11, 2009 in france and belgum, march 3, 2009 on ireland, and march 12, 2010 in the united states. Mar 03, 2010 moore, the director of the animated film the secret of kells, grew up and still lives in kilkenny, ireland, a onecathedral town of a few thousand people about an hour and a half south of. The aspect of the secret of kells thats most noteworthy is the visuals. Its been a while for me, though the book has been sitting on my shelves for the past 35 years or so. Two tiny gems kisses and prince of broadway, two offbeat animated films a town called panic and the secret of kells, and a pair of proficient hollywood entertainments unstoppable and the town helped brighten this year.
Apr 08, 2010 broadly speaking, the design of the film suggests an illuminated manuscript, in terms of the lines and patterns on objects. The secret of kells is a 2009 frenchbelgianirish animated fantasy film animated by cartoon. Consisting mainly of copies of the four gospels, as well as. The secret of kells is an independent animated film out of ireland, that broke into the us as a surprise pick for the 2009 academy awards, beating out hayao miyazakis ponyo for a best animated feature film nod. Young brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. An early look at distinctive animated film the secret of. The book was removed from the abbey when oliver cromwell and his troops conquered ireland in the 17th century. The book of kells is located at the trinity college in dublin and it is open for public visits, most times the book of kells contains the four gospels of the christian scriptures written in black, red, purple, and yellow ink in an insular majuscule script, preceded by prefaces, summaries, and concordances of gospel passages. This weekend nyicff will be presenting the us premiere of tomm moores the secret of kells. Jan 4, 2017 the secret of kells animated movie poster 11x17. An introduction to the book of kells and the beautiful film the secret of kells made by the studio cartoon saloon.
Dwelling on the turbulence of the times, the film reveals a monastic world which is both open to visitors from abroad yet at. The secret of kells the secret of kells wiki fandom. The secret of kells is an animated film set in and around the abbey of kells in county meath in ireland. Interview tomm moore talks the secret of kells kristy puchko october 5, 2010 he secret of kells is an independent animated film out of ireland, that broke into the us as a surprise pick for the 2009 academy awards, beating out hayao miyazakis ponyo for a best animated feature film nod. Parents need to know that the secret of kells is an oscarnominated animated movie thats too intense for preschoolers and even young elementary schoolaged kids. This and his further adventures are related in tomm moores film, which is a little like an illuminated manuscript itself. Film guide a film guide that looks at the secret of kells 2009, exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. Firstly, i dont really know much about the story behind the book of kells. But despite its renown, not much is known about its origins. The style of animation is understandably influenced by the decoration of the book of kells, with some parts of the original illustrations from the book being used in the backgrounds to represent trees and foliage. It is so beloved that the story of the book was recently made into a fascinating, oscarnominated animated feature film. The sparse celtic musical score is effective in evoking the sense of fantasy that imbues the film.
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