Jack et la mécanique du coeur

"He must never touch the hands of the clock. He must master his anger. He must never, ever fall in love."

Feb 5 2014 PG 1h 34m
Adventure, Animation, Drama

In Scotland 1874, Jack is born on the coldest day ever. Because of the extreme cold, his heart stops beating. The responsible midwife in Edinburgh finds a way to save him by replacing his heart with a clock. So he lives and remains under the midwife's protective care. But he must not get angry or excited because that endangers his life by causing his clock to stop working. Worse than that, when he grows up, he has to face the fact he cannot fall in love because that too could stop his delicate heart.

Plot

Edinburgh, late 19th century. Little Jack is born on a day so cold that his heart remains frozen. Madeleine the midwife replaces his heart with a cuckoo-clock. It will work, as long as Jack follows the rules, mainly not falling in love. But his encounter with a fiery-eyed girl singing on a street corner and his decision to chase after her will test the resistance of his makeshift heart to the breaking point - Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a magnificent love story set in an exciting period full of fabulous inventions, eccentric characters and fantastic adventures. Adapted by Mathias Malzieu from his best-selling novel and the gold-selling album by his band Dionysos, this superbly animated movie is about passion and acceptance of others.

Written by

Mathias Malzieu

Directed by

Stéphane Berla, Mathias Malzieu

Cast

Mathias Malzieu, Olivia Ruiz, Grand Corps Malade

Crew

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Production Countries

Belgium, France

Production Companies

EuropaCorp, Walking The Dog, Vlaanderen in Actie, Vlaams Agentschap Ondernemen, uMedia Family, uFund, uFilm, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, France Télévisions, Fonds Film in Vlaanderen, Ciné+, Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Duran, Région Ile-de-France, Screen Flanders

Languages

Français, English

Awards

3 nominations

Trailers
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013) - Trailer English
Scores
# of Votes
8,104
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
NA