A beloved children’s novel is turned into a charming animation in My Father’s Dragon, which is world premiering at the BFI London Film Festival. Oscar-nominated director Nora Twomey (The Breadwinne…
) and a screenplay by Meg LeFauve . It’s a sweet adventure with appeal for young kids and a starry voice cast including Jacob Tremblay as hero Elmer, and – in one of the film’s more amusing moments – Whoopi Goldberg as a cat. In the opening scenes, a narrator introduces her father, Elmer, who had a magical experience some time ago.We meet Elmer when his mother is running a modest but successful retail business, involving her son in the day-to-day workings of the store.
The relationship between Elmer and Boris forms the emotional backbone of the film, as Elmer grapples with the prospect that dragons aren’t always exactly like the fire-breathers of the story books, and uses his wits to get them out of trouble. It’s a cute bond that’s enlivened when the pair meet other characters, such as a kindly rhino and her child. Other characters are voiced by actors including Chris O’Dowd, Judy Greer, Alan Cumming, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody and Charlyne Yi.
Like many a family story, the fantastical adventure features some characters that echo Elmer’s real life, and there are also parallels with anime films . But this release has its own distinctive style, and should entertain youngsters who, like Elmer, are both in search of adventure and trying to make sense of the adult world.
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