Bim, the Little Donkey
Featuring narration by celebrated poetic-realist writer Jacques Prévert, Albert Lamorisse’s first fiction film established his stylistic and thematic signatures: elegant simplicity, storybook-like voice-over, and empathetic concern for children and animals. Filmed on the Tunisian island of Djerba, this spirited adventure follows two boys—one poor and good-hearted, the other wealthy and spoiled—who go from rivals to friends as they set out to save a donkey from thieves. From the start, Lamorisse’s gift for bringing forth the inner lives of his nonhuman characters suffuses his art with an otherworldly magic.
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Cast
- Abdallah
- Messaoud
- The children of the island
Credits
- Director
- Albert Lamorisse
- Written by
- Albert Lamorisse
- Narration written by
- Jacques Prévert
- Narration written by
- Albert Lamorisse
- Narrator
- Jacques Prévert
- Producer
- Georges Derocles
- Photographed by
- André Costey
- Photographed by
- Guy Tabary
- Assistant director
- Roger Mauge
- Assistant camera
- Wladamir Awanow
- Assistant camera
- J. P. Robinot
- Assistant camera
- Paul Fougerol
- Editor
- Marity Cléris
- Original music
- Mohammed Iguerbouchen
- Musical director
- Alex Padou
- Technical consultant
- Guy Potignat
- Sound
- René Sarazin
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A scene from Bim, the Little Donkey
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