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Containment: 5 films for children and parents to see on OCS


CINEMA – While the French population has been confined to their home for several days in an attempt to stem the epidemic of coronavirus, to occupy their children is more than ever a full time job. First, the day. In the evening, too.

Faced with the ocean of possibilities offered by streaming platforms, how can you combine the pleasure of some without failing others? Reality TV shows may not be the best option for many, The HuffPost offers you below a selection of non-anxiety-provoking films to watch with your family on OCS, whose catalog includes good classics to rediscover.

1. “James and the giant peach”

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Inspired by Roald Dahl’s famous novel, Henry Selick’s 1997 film was an ode to adventure.

Seized by his two abominable aunts since the death of his parents, the young James grows a peach that grows, grows and grows, thanks to mysterious crocodile tongues, until it turns into a vessel. The opportunity for him to flee and fly to America in the company of a troop of very amazing comrades.

2. “Tales of the night”

Less known than “Kirikou” or “Azur et Asmar”, the feature film by Michel Ocelot, which arrived on the big screen in 2011, is no less poetic.

Her story is that of three friends: a girl, a boy and an old technician. Each evening, they meet in a small abandoned cinema to invent, draw, disguise and tell stories all more magical than each other.

3. “Hook or Captain Hook’s Revenge”

“Oldies but goodies.” The expression fits perfectly with Steven Spielberg’s 1992 film.

Peter Banning, aka Peter Pan (Robin Williams), became a brilliant business lawyer. Which is not the case with Captain Hook. The latter, determined to take revenge, one night kidnaps Jack and Maggie, the children of the one who did not want to grow up. Neither one nor two, forward towards the country of Nowhere.

4. “The Big Bad Fox and other tales …”

“Those who think that the countryside is a calm and peaceful place are mistaken, there are particularly agitated animals, a Fox who takes himself for a hen, a Rabbit who storks and a Duck who wants to replace Santa Claus.”

Funny, poetic and lively, the feature film by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert, will reassure these few Parisians who preferred not to desert the capital.

5. “S.O.S. Ghosts ”

While the release of the reboot of “Ghostbusters”Is scheduled for 2020, the original 1984 film is available on the platform.

The opportunity to find the awesome Bill Murray and his entire team of ghost hunters ready to eradicate all New York ghosts. A joyful quest guaranteed without fear.

See also on The HuffPost: A new “Ghostbusters” revealed in a first trailer

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