

Every night, a father tells his son a bedtime story. As if by challenge, the child always chooses the same book, with scores, orchestra photos and images of animals. It’s about Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals”. Under the impetus of the gentle complicity of father and son, this somewhat austere book is transformed, comes to life and makes music: the carnival animals come to life...

Smaïn
Le père
Lead
Myung-Whun Chung
Le chef d'orchestre
Rayane Fairouze
L'enfant
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andy Sommer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Le Carnaval des animaux is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”