Four tales about princesses and adventurers around the world: The Mistress of Monsters, The Wizard Student, The Ship's Boy and His Cat, and Ivan Tsarevitch and his changeable princess.
Direction
Ocelot's silhouette animation—every frame belongs in a museum.
Production
Four distinct visual worlds, each more gorgeous than the last.
Director
Michel Ocelot
Olivia Brunaux
Femme 2 (voice) (archive footage)
Isabelle Guiard
Femme 1 / la marchande (voice) (archive footage)
Marine Griset
She / The Changing Princess (voice) (archive footage)
Julien Béramis
Lui / le garçon / Yvan Tsarévitch (voice) (archive footage)
Yves Barsacq
Téo / Le tsar / Le quartier-maître (voice) (archive footage)
Asil Raïs
Le roi / l'interprète (voice) (archive footage)
Olivier Claverie
Le capitaine / Le tsars (voice) (archive footage)
Michel Elias
Rat / Chef / Wizard / Acrobat (voice) (archive footage)
Michel Ocelot
Matelot 2 / Le médecin (voice) (archive footage)
Michel Elias
Cook / Matelot 1 / Ceramic Tsar (voice) (archive footage)
Julien Béramis
Young King / Young Innocent / Foam (voice) (archive footage)
Olivier Claverie
Homme 1 / Homme 2 / L'orfèvre (voice) (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ocelot recycled voice performances from earlier productions, making this a patchwork quilt of his own career.
The 'Changing Princess' story inverts traditional fairy tale structure—she transforms constantly while Ivan remains static, questioning who really carries the narrative arc.
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