During a snowtorm an abandonned baby is found by a postman in the middle of the forest clutching a strange sleigh-bell.
The child, Charlie, grows up in a small orphanage with six other boys. He often confides in his fetish, the sleigh-bell, and tries to unravel the mystery of his origin. A few days before Christmas he accompanies the postman, his best friend to deliver children's letters to Father Christmas…
Damien Louche-Pélissier
Benoît Chieux
Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Benoît Chieux, Damien Louche-Pélissier
CategoryTV specials
Length26 min
Publicfrom 3 years old, all audience
ProductionFolimage, France 3, ZDF, avec la participation de Canal+
- European Gold Cartoon, 1998
- Meilleur Spécial TV, Annecy
- Meilleur Film pour Enfants, Stuttgart,
- Nominé aux Emmy Awards
drawings on paper
Genre(s)adventure / action, tale
Theme(s)abandonment, adoption, childhood, Christmas, friendship, loneliness, split
French visa number90 723
Processcouleur
Available print(s)35mm, DCP, Betacam SP, DVD, Blu-Ray, Quicktime file
Available version(s)French version, English version, International version (music and effects)
Image radio (TV, video)4/3
SoundStereo
HDnon
Dialoguesoui
Year of production1998
Benoït Chieux, Gaël Brisou
CompositingPatrick Tallaron, Christian Eydoux
MusicSerge Besset
SoundLoïc Burkhardt
EditingHervé Guichard
MixageJean-Claude Millet
Voice(s)Pierre-Henri Dutron, Marie-Hélène Leschiera, Françoise Monneret, Jean-Paul Racodon, Pierre Saphores
