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Arthur and the Minimoys (Arthur and the Invisibles in English-speaking territories) is a part-animated, part-live action feature film adaptation of the same-name, 2002 children's book and the 2003 sequel Arthur et la cité interdite / Arthur and the Forbidden City by filmmaker Luc Besson, who also directed the film. It premiered in limited release in France on November 29, 2006, and received wide releases in a number of countries in the following weeks. In the U.S., it opened on December 29, 2006, for one week in Los Angeles, California, with a wider release on January 12, 2007 (February 2, 2007 in the UK).^[1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x800, 188 KB) This is the official promotional poster for Arthur and the Minimoys This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which... 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Plot

10-year-old Arthur is living with his grandmother in a quiet country house. He has recently lost his grandfather, and sees little of his parents. His grandmother entertains him by reading stories to him. One of these stories is about the friendship of the tall, Masai-like tribals Bogomatassalai and the Minimoys — tooth-sized, elfin beings living underground in the garden of his grandparents' house. According to these stories, the Minimoys hold a wondrous and expensive treasure of rubies given by the African tribe called the Bogomatassalai to Arthur's grandfather in gratitude for his help. Arthur has become enamoured with a picture of Selenia, princess of the Minimoys. Masai can refer to Maasai, also known as Masai, the name of an African ethnic group from Kenya and Tanzania Masai, Johor, a suburb of Johor Bahru city This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A humans visible teeth. ... For other uses, see Elf (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Arthur's grandmother has been given a two-day deadline to pay a large sum of money to a building developer named Davido, who has bought up her mortgage from the bank and plans to evict the two. Arthur takes it upon himself to find the rubies in order to pay off the debt. After stumbling across various clues written a few years previously by his grandfather, Arthur manages to find the key to the Minimoys' world. He is met in the garden by the "Bogomatassalai", who show Arthur how to get into the Minimoys' world by way of shrinking down to their size. This is done by means of a telescope and the power of a shining full moon. When Arthur is underground with the Minimoys, he learns of a danger to the little people's future, posed by the plans of Malthazar, the leader of an army of mosquito-riding rebels named Seides living in nearby "Necropolis", who plan to conquer the Minimoys by flooding their city. Malthazar was once a Minimoy himself; a war hero corrupted by a seductive weevil, by whom he has a son called Darkos. After his corruption, Malthazar became a warlord known as the "Evil M". Arthur's grandfather is his prisoner, and the rubies form his throne. A year (from Old English gÄ“r) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... Look up size in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Full Moon. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For other uses, see Mosquito (disambiguation). ... Families Anthribidae - fungus weevils Attelabidae - leaf rolling weevils Belidae - primitive weevils Brentidae - straight snout weevils Caridae Curculionidae - true weevils Nemonychidae - pine flower weevils Wikispecies has information related to: Curculionoidea A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. ... A warlord is a person with power who has de facto military control of a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. ... The thrones for The Queen of Canada, and the Duke of Edinburgh in the Canadian Senate, Ottawa is usually occupied by the Governor General and her spouse at the annual State Opening of Parliament. ...

Arthur, in a moment reflecting his legendary British namesake, draws a sacred sword from its recess, which he then uses to protect his new friends from Malthazar's soldiers. The king gives permission for Arthur to travel to Necropolis, sending with him the princess Selenia as well as her younger brother. Armed with Arthur's new sword – the use of which they share – the trio embark. En route to Necropolis, they are numerous times put in danger by Malthazar's soldiers, who are making plans for the coming flood. During their travel Selenia reveals that at her age (which corresponds to Arthur's, though not counted on the same numerical system), she must find a husband within two days. Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ... Flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ...

Eventually, the questors arrive in Necropolis, where the stubbornly independent Selenia takes the sword and kisses Arthur, which as the first kiss of a princess marks Arthur as the future king. Selenia then confronts Malthazar alone. Malthazar wishes the first kiss of the princess to restore his original beauty; after learning she has already kissed Arthur and she can no longer give him her powers, he decides to kill her. She is captured and incarcerated in a cell where she finds her companions, already captured. (The kiss scene was cut in the U.S. version, and the order of the scenes was changed.) // For beauty as a characteristic of a persons appearance, see Physical attractiveness. ...

While in prison, they find Arthur's grandfather Archibald, who like his grandson after him has become a Minimoy. This transformation has altered the proportions of his body, giving him a larger head, thinner limbs, long ears, and broad extremities. He has been teaching all his knowledge to Malthazar in exchange for food. Selenia feels defeated, but Arthur comforts her. For other uses, see Body (disambiguation). ... â€œHuman Headâ€ redirects here. ... Look up Limb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Ear (disambiguation). ...

Malthazar allows them to escape 3 minutes ahead of the flood; but they outrun it, using as their vehicle a clockwork car that Arthur, in his human form, recently possessed.

During the adventure, Arthur's infatuation of Selenia has been supplemented by comradeship, as well as by her own affection for him. When Arthur learns of a Minimoy custom stating that newlyweds should not kiss for the second time until after ten moons, Selenia decides she does not wish to wait and gives Arthur a long, passionate kiss before he returns to his human form. He now has an hour wherein to save the Minimoys from the flood Look up adventure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up passion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The hour (symbol: h) is a unit of time. ...

With the help of a royal advisor's long-lost son, Miro, Arthur is able to prevent the flood from destroying the Minimoys, redirecting it to Necropolis instead. Malthazar abandons the plan, as well as his army and his son, and flees.

Arthur and Archebald pay Davido with one ruby; he tries to take all, but the Bogomatassalai capture him and give him to the authorities (scene cut in the us edition).

The story closes with their vows, spoken by Arthur in his human form to Selenia, who sits in a tree, to wait patiently until the time is right for them to be together. The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...

The ending credits then proceed, alongside scenes of every significant character (as well as the director, Luc Besson) appearing in Minimoy form to take a bow.

Reception

The film was budgeted at US$86 million.^[3] By Boxing Day, Arthur earned over US$20 million in France alone.^[3]. While in general, it was well received by the international public and critic, it failed in the US. Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ...

In the United States, the movie's Los Angeles run garnered 20% positive reviews at the critics-aggregate site RottenTomatoes.com.^[4] Los Angeles Times reviewer Alex Chun wrote that, "Director Luc Besson admits he knew nothing about animation before he started this project, and it shows".^[5] Variety's Robert Koehler called it "alienating and dislikable" and specifically noted that, "Having African-American thesps Snoop Dogg and Anthony Anderson voice creatures that are basically humanoid monkeys shows poor taste".^[6] Many found it derivative of sources ranging from King Arthur's sword-in-the-stone to the films The Dark Crystal and The Ant Bully, which itself was based on a children's book written three years before Besson's. "It all simply looks as if [conceptual artist Patrice] Garcia and Besson couldn't decide on any one thing to copy", said Frank Lovece of Film Journal International, "so they copied them all".^[7] Lovece also noted that, "the whole thing gets seriously creepy when [the animated versions of] the grown-up, pinup-beauty princess and the 10-year-old boy fall for each other. Mary Kay Letourneau comes uncomfortably to mind". This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Thespian may refer to: A citizen of the ancient Greek city of Thespiae An actor; this usage is derived from Thespis of Icaria, the legendary first actor. ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... Anthony Alvin Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American comedian and actor and rapist. ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield wearing Kastenbrust armour (early 15th century) by Peter Vischer, typical of later anachronistic depictions of Arthur. ... The Dark Crystal is a 1982 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. ... The Ant Bully is a computer-animated film produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzmans Playtone, John A. Davis and Keith Alcorns DNA Productions and directed by John A. Davis. ... Frank Lovece is an American journalist, author, comedy performer and comic-book writer. ... Film Journal International is a motion-picture industry trade magazine published by the American company Nielsen Business Media, a division of The Nielsen Company. ... Letourneaus photo from the Washington State Sex Offender Information Center, taken upon her release from prison, August 4, 2004. ...

Besson, in a May 2007 interview. blamed American distributor The Weinstein Company for the film's poor critical reception in the U.S., saying "Why the critics didn't like Arthur was because [Weinstein] changed so much of the film and tried to pretend the film was American. ... This was the only country where the film was changed. The rest of the world has the same film as France".^[8] The Weinstein Company is an independent American film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005 after the pair left the Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979. ...

Awards

On February 1, 2007, the film received the Imagina Award in the category Prix du Long-Métrage.^[9]

Production notes

The animation was done by the French company [BUF Compagnie], which hired approximately 100 animators, most of them from French animation schools and without any previous experience. Besson wanted a photorealistic environment, and BUF initially used microlenses to film physical environments, but eventually instead used photogrammetry, where a digitized photograph of a real object is manipulated with a computer. Sets were built to 1:3 scale, which allowed the animators to use natural elements, such plants and grass. While the film did not use motion capture, real actors were, however, used as reference, and recorded with 13 to 14 video cameras, but without the markers used in motion capture. Besson directed their performances. In terms of lip sync with actors' dialog, the French animators could not cope with the English phonemes. For Madonna and David Bowie, a camera was used to record their lips to help the animators. The animation was done with proprietary software. ^[10] This article is about the art movement. ... Photogrammetry is a remote sensing technology in which geometric properties about objects are determined from photographic images. ... Motion capture, or mocap, is a technique of digitally recording the movements of real things — usually humans — it originally developed as an analysis tool in biomechanics research, but has grown increasingly important as a source of motion data for computer animation. ... A video camera can be classified three ways: Professional video cameras, such as those used in television production; these may be studio-based or mobile Camcorders used by consumers and police; these are mobile Closed-circuit television used for surveillance; these are not mounted on vehicles This is a disambiguation... Lip synchronization is the synchronization of audio signals (sometimes with corresponding video signals) so that there is no noticeable lack of simultaneity between them. ... In spoken language, a phoneme is a basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words (i. ... Madonna Ciccone Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan), simply known by the stage name Madonna, also occasionally referred to as Madonna Ciccone Ritchie, is an American singer frequently referred to as the Queen of Pop music. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ...

Cast

English-language version

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Voices

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French-language version

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Portuguese-language version

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Mandarin-language version (Taiwan)

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German-language version

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Japanese-language version

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Danish-language version

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Characters

Main characters

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Other characters

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Changes between French and U.S. versions

After a screening test in the US,^{[citation needed]} the Weinstein company edited the film. Approximately nine minutes were cut. Most of the edits were to the love story between Arthur and Selenia: Image File history File links Acap. ...

Arthur arrives at the Minimoy world in a middle of a Ceremony centering on Selenia's coming of age.

Before confronting Maltazard, Selenia kisses Arthur, which for the Minimoys is a wedding ceremony. This kiss also transfers some unknown magic of Selenia to Arthur, and makes him the new king of the Minimoys.

When Maltazard learns Selenia is already married, he decides to kill her, along with all her people.

Davido wants the farm because he heard about the rubies. At the end of the film he tries to steal them, but he is stopped by the Bogomatasalai warriors.

DVD

The US edtion DVD was released on May 15, 2007 with just the English-language version and cut down about 10 minutes from the original French version. The international DVD versions include the uncut English-language version and the local-language version. is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Trivia

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Sequel

Besson announced in 2007 that he is directing two sequels, Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard (Arthur and the Vengeance of Maltazard), planned for 2009, and Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes (Arthur and the War of Two Worlds), planned for 2010. ^[12] ^[13] .

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Plot

Reception

Awards

Production notes

Cast

English-language version

Voices

French-language version

Portuguese-language version

Mandarin-language version (Taiwan)

German-language version

Japanese-language version

Danish-language version

Characters

Main characters

Other characters

Changes between French and U.S. versions

DVD

Trivia

Sequel

See also

Footnotes

References

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Reception

Awards

Production notes

Cast

English-language version

Voices

French-language version

Portuguese-language version

Mandarin-language version (Taiwan)

German-language version

Japanese-language version

Danish-language version

Characters

Main characters

Other characters

Changes between French and U.S. versions

DVD

Trivia

Sequel

See also

Footnotes

References

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