Official Trailer for ‘Chicken for Linda!’ Hand-Painted Animated Movie

Official Trailer for ‘Chicken for Linda!’ Hand-Painted Animated Movie

by Alex Billington
February 29, 2024
Source: YouTube

“You’re chickening out, aren’t you?” GKids has revealed the full US trailer for a French animated film titled Chicken for Linda!, set for a US release in theaters in April. This hand-painted animation first premiered in the ACID sidebar at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last year, with stops at the Annecy, Thessaloniki, and Torino Film Festivals last year as well. A loving mom, Paulette, who feels guilty after unfairly punishing her daughter Linda and would do anything to make it up to her. She sets off to make a “chicken with peppers”, even though she doesn’t know how to cook. The two talented directors on this film “unleash a unique visual marvel of hand-painted animation with bright, color-blocked characters, and a story that is an intoxicating blend of slapstick comedy, musical, and family drama, as Paulette and Nina ultimately confront the grief of an unspoken tragedy, and the meal that could finally bring them closer together.” Featuring the voices of Mélinée Leclerc, Clotilde Hesme, Laetitia Dosch, and Estéban. Winner of the César Award and the Lumières Award for Best Animated Feature. This looks so lovely and super fun! Definitely worth a look. 🐔

Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Malta & Laudenbach’s Chicken for Linda!, from YouTube:

Paulette feels guilty after unjustly punishing her daughter Linda and would do anything to make it up to her. Linda immediately asks for a meal of chicken with peppers, which reminds her of the dish her father used to make. But with a general strike closing stores all across town and pushing people into the streets, this innocent request quickly leads to an outrageous series of events that spirals out of control, as Paulette does everything she can to keep her promise and find a chicken for Linda. Chicken for Linda!, also known as Linda veut du poulet! in French, is co-written and co-directed by filmmakers Chiara Malta (director of Armando e la Politica, Simple Women, “Chronicles of the Sun”, and many other short films) & Sébastien Laudenbach (director of The Girl Without Hands, and many other short films as well). It’s produced by Pierre Baussaron, Marc Irmer, and Emmanuel-Alain Raynal. This originally premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last year in the ACID sidebar. GKids Films will debut Chicken for Linda! in select US theaters starting on April 5th, 2024 this spring. For more info + theaters, visit their official site. Who’s interested?

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