GKIDS and New Video Group, a division of Cinedigm Entertainment, have announced the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack release of co-directors Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner's
Ernest & Celestine. Both an original French language track and an English dub are included, the latter of which features the voice talents of Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Lauren Bacall, Paul Giamatti, William H. Macy, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman and Jeffrey Wright.
The critically acclaimed, award-winning French-Belgian animated film streets on June 17th. (Note: Amazon is currently showing a street date of June 10th.)
Official Synopsis: Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. Unlike her fellow mice, Celestine (Pauline Brunner/Mackenzie Foy) is an artist and a dreamer, and when she nearly ends up as breakfast for Ernest (Lambert Wilson/Forest Whitaker), a grizzly poet, the two form an unlikely bond. But it isn't long before their friendship is put on trial by their respective bear-fearing and mice-eating communities. Gorgeous animation, wonderful storytelling and brilliant comic timing combine with the on-screen chemistry between the two leads that will put a smile on your face and make your heart glow.
Special features include:
- Original French Audio Track with English Subtitles
- English Dub Audio Track
- Making Of Documentary
- Feature-length Animatic
- Interview with Benjamin Renner
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