The new film from the director of ‘Kirikou and the Sorceress’ shows yet again why he is considered one of the finest directors of animation in the world. Michel Ocelot uses silhouettes and bright colours to tell wondrously fantastical stories full of excitement and adventure.

Michel Ocelot’s animated Les Contes de la Nuit (Tales of the Night) is a charming collection of six short allegorical folk tales revolving around ideas of morality and love. Each night a boy and a girl meet in an old run down cinema where they are joined by an old technician who shows them these colourful fantasies that they would otherwise only get to see in their dreams. This is a magical film from an imaginative and inspirational film-maker.