After their grandmother dies, three kids spend some time with their grandfather. The pass the time as their grandmother did by "pulling" things out of her hat and making up stories.
This film may look like a family film, but there is a reason this film is running in the evening at Animation First and that is this is an often dark film that isn't for young kids. I mention this up front since after a wonderfully joyous opening the film turns dark as grandma dies, and the stories the kids tell have parents getting run over by a truck, dead loved one and melancholy over tones. It's not bad, but if you want light children's fare this film isn't for you.
Darkish subject matter aside this is a lovely movie. Containing a series of atypical stories TALES is not your typical animated film. We have not been here before even if the film has magical cats, monsters and a loving family. I enjoyed that I didn't know how the tales were going to play out a great deal.
Beautifully animated there are several shots I would love to have hanging on my walls.
Definitely one to bring the older kids to TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN is a delight.
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