Max & Co is a 2007 stop-motion animated feature film released in Belgium, France, and Switzerland in February 2008. It won the Audience Award at the 2007 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. With its budget of CHF 30 million (€18.6 million), of which CHF 1.5 million were subsidised by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, it was the most expensive Swiss film ever.[2]

Max & Co
Directed bySamuel Guillaume
Frédéric Guillaume
Written byEmmanuel Salinger
Christine Dory
Produced bySamuel Guillaume
Emmanuel Salinger
StarringLorànt Deutsch
Amélie Lerma
Virginie Efira
Patrick Bouchitey
Micheline Dax
Denis Podalydès
CinematographyRenato Berta
Edited byMackinnon & Saunders
Music byBruno Coulais
Production
companies
MAX-LeFilm-Sàrl
Ciné-Manufacture SA
Nexus Factory
Future Films
With The Support of: CNC
Fonds Government of Belgium Tax Shelter
Fonds Suisse Regio Films
Television Suisse Romande
Distributed byWilDBuncH InternationaL
Release dates
  • 11 June 2007 (2007-06-11) (Annecy)
  • 6 February 2008 (2008-02-06) (Belgium)
  • 13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) (France)
Running time
76 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Switzerland
France
LanguageFrench
Box office$1 million[1]

Plot

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15-year-old fox Max sets off for Saint-Hilare in search of his father, the famous troubadour Johnny Bigoude, who disappeared shortly before Max's birth. He is waylaid by Sam, a rascally fairground entertainer, and introduced to the delights of the amazing Fly Swatter Festival. When Max finally gets there, Saint-Hilaire turns out to be the private kingdom of Bzzz & Co., infamous manufacturers of flyswatters, run by the degenerate frog Rodolfo. Musical virtuoso Max makes a big impression, especially on the smart, lovely, resourceful mouse Felicie, who convinces Rodolfo to hire him.

Cast

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Character French voice actor English voice actor
Max Lorant Deutsch
Sam Stéphane Sanseverino
Cathy Virginie Efira
Felicie Amélie Lerma
Rodolfo Patrick Bouchitey
Martin Denis Podalydès
Doudou Micheline Dax
Bobole Mathias Mlekuz
Bernard François Levantal
Marcel Bernard Ballet

Reception

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Although well-received critically, the "anti-capitalist ecological fable"[2] was a commercial failure. Only 16,000 tickets were sold instead of the projected 110,000, and the production companies filed for bankruptcy in August 2008.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Max & Co (2008) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ^ a b c "Produzenten von "Max & Co" Konkurs" (in German). Berner Zeitung. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
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