Leap!

Elle Fanning Director: Eric Summer, Éric Warin Eric Summer, Éric Warin,

Overview

In 19th century France, a young orphan named Félicie (voice of Elle Fanning) dreams of becoming a ballerina. She and her best friend Victor (voice of Dane DeHaan) soon run away to Paris, where she enrolls in a prestigious dance school and competes for a chance to be a prima ballerina. Carly Rae Jepsen and Maddie Ziegler also lend their voices to this animated tale, which was directed by Eric Summer and Éric Warin. ~ Jack Rodgers

Product Details

Release Date:	11/21/2017
UPC:	0031398264545
Original Release:	2016
Rating:	PG
Source:	Twc
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	21,526

Special Features

In the recording booth with Kate McKinnon, Nat Wolff, and Maddie-Ziegler; Behind-the-scenes video gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Elle Fanning	Félicie Milliner
Nat Wolff	Victor
Maddie Ziegler	Camille
Carly Rae Jepsen	Odette
Mel Brooks	Luteau
Kate McKinnon	Regine,Mother Superior,Felicie's Mother
Shoshana Sperling	Nora
Joe Sheridan	Director of Opera
Terence Scammel	Merante, Postman
Elena Dunkleman	Rosita,Dora, Rosita
Tamir Kapelian	Rudolph, Mathurin
Ricardo Sanchez	Postman
Jamie Watson	Greasy Guard, Janitor

Technical Credits

Eric Summer

Carol Noble

Laurent Zeitoun

Eric Summer	Director,Original Story,Screenwriter
Éric Warin	Director
Klaus Badelt	Score Composer
Jeremie Belingard	Choreography
Jericca Cleland	Cinematographer
Valérie D'Auteuil	Producer
Aurélie Dupont	Choreography
Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky	Producer
David C. Glasser	Executive Producer
Jean Goudier	Sound/Sound Designer
Cyril Holtz	Sound/Sound Designer
Robyn Klein	Associate Producer,Casting,Musical Direction/Supervision
Florent Masurel	Art Director
Carol Noble	Screenwriter
Lucie Robitaille	Casting
Andre Rouleau	Producer
Yvann Thibaudeau	Editor
Bonnie Timmermann	Casting
Laurence Vacher	Production Manager
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer
Laurent Zeitoun	Original Story,Producer,Screenwriter
Yann Zenou	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Leap!
1. Chapter 1 [4:53]
2. Chapter 2 [6:04]
3. Chapter 3 [5:41]
4. Chapter 4 [6:13]
5. Chapter 5 [5:10]
6. Chapter 6 [6:45]
7. Chapter 7 [4:38]
8. Chapter 8 [6:33]
9. Chapter 9 [4:23]
10. Chapter 10 [6:18]
11. Chapter 11 [6:12]
12. Chapter 12 [2:53]
13. Chapter 13 [4:20]
14. Chapter 14 [3:04]
15. Chapter 15 [4:28]
16. Chapter 16 [4:12]
17. Chapter 17 [1:59]
18. Chapter 18 [5:12]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Leap!
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      Spanish Subtitles: On
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   Bonus
      In The Recording Booth
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         Kate McKinnon
         Nat Wolff
         Maddie Ziegler
      Behind-The-Scenes Video Gallery
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         The Birth Of A Dream
         Animating The Dance
         Reconstructing 19th Century Paris

Editorial Reviews

Eleven-year-old Félicie (voiced by Elle Fanning) lives in a French orphanage in the 1880s, but she dreams of escaping and becoming a ballerina in Paris in this fun but forgettable animated flick from directors Eric Summer and Éric Warin. With the help of her best friend Victor (Nat Wolff), who aspires to be an inventor, they sneak off to the City of Light. Once there, Félicie meets and is mentored by Odette (Carly Rae Jepsen), a once promising dancer who now scrubs the floors of a famous Parisian opera house that's home to a prestigious dance academy. To gain admittance to the school, Félicie steals an admissions letter intended for another pupil who treated her badly. Soon, she's in a small group of dancers auditioning for the plum role of Clara in a production of The Nutcracker. Odette tells Félicie that she has "the energy of a bullet," but also "the lightness of a depressed elephant." It'll take more than desire to win the part of Clara; it will take dedication and uninterrupted practice. Yet Félicie gets distracted by a handsome Russian dancer, which threatens to derail her ambitions. Leap! is a well-worn underdog tale about never giving up on one's dreams. It's helped immensely by lively performances from Fanning, Wolff, and especially Mel Brooks as Luteau, the grumpy overseer of the orphanage (although his abrupt transformation late in the film from cantankerous to caring doesn't quite ring true). Kate McKinnon is also good as three different characters, including the wicked Regine Le Haut, who's basically a carbon copy of Cinderella's evil stepmother. Although the movie is set in France, no one in the cast attempts a French accent. Even more curious are the song selections on the soundtrack, which are all modern American pop anthems. The target audience of young girls likely won't mind, but a ballet story set in the late 19th century probably should have gone with a bit of classical music rather than bubblegum tunes by Demi Lovato and Carly Rae Jepsen. And we're pretty sure that girls weren't wearing jean shorts, as Félicie does, in the 1880s; speedy motorcycles weren't around either, but Luteau races around on one nevertheless. So much for the details. Some parents will understandably fret over Félicie's identify theft -- for which she later apologizes, but is ultimately rewarded for pulling off -- and over a scene in which the youngster visits a bar and dances atop tables for its rowdy patrons. She also has a dangerous habit of walking, jumping, and dancing on precarious rooftops. In addition, there's something pernicious about the fact that Félicie (spoiler alert!) wins the coveted Nutcracker role at the last possible minute, and performs it with a professional ballerina moments later without a single rehearsal. It's nice to have dreams, but turning them into reality usually requires a lot of hard work. Leap! is undeniably uplifting, well-intended, and never boring. The animation is solid if not stellar, its story formulaic but amusing, and at a brisk 85 minutes it doesn't overstay its welcome. That's admittedly faint praise, but to heap further kudos on the film would require quite a leap indeed.

All Movie Guide - Tim Holland