THE SONGBIRDS’ SECRET 

THE SONGBIRDS’ SECRET

Extraordinary stop-moti­on ani­ma­ti­on about the search for iden­ti­ty, fami­ly secrets and friendship
When nine-year-old Lucie and her mother Caroline move to the vil­la­ge of Bectoile she has no idea what adven­tures await her. Caroline leads an archaeo­lo­gi­cal excava­ti­on the­re and at the same time returns to the place of her child­hood. Lucie soon dis­co­vers a long-kept fami­ly secret. Together with her new fri­end Yann, she embarks on a search for clues through Blue Tit Valley. Antoine Lanciaux’ film cap­ti­va­tes with its loving aes­the­tics: Artfully ani­ma­ted cut-out figu­res using stop-moti­on tech­ni­ques and a playful coun­try life are remi­nis­cent of a pop-up pic­tu­re book. Quirky ani­mals, warm-hear­ted cha­rac­ters and a humo­rous and ten­der sto­ry make the film an expe­ri­ence for the who­le fami­ly. (SAC)

Cinema Tickets for Individuals
SU, Sep. 28 | 1.30 p.m. | DFF Cinema
WE, Oct. 1 | 8.30 a.m. | Metropolis
TH, Oct. 2 | 9 a.m. | Cinéma (remai­ning seats)

On site Guest (Oct. 1 & 2): Antoine Lanciaux (Director)

»LUCAS for Families« on Sep. 28:
Families recei­ve free admis­si­on. Please reser­ve your cine­ma visit via tele­pho­ne (+49 69 961 220 – 678) or via e‑mail (lucas-info@dff.film).

Le secret des mésan­ges.
FR 2025. D: Antoine
Lanciaux.
SC: Pierre-Luc
Granjon, Antoine Lanciaux. 77 min. Animated Feature.
German ver­si­on. Suitable from age 0. Recommended from age 7. 

Extras and Get Involved!

LUCAS im Kino

Film Guests

Pädagogisches Begleitmaterial

Educational Material (in German)

Antoine Lanciaux

Antoine Lanciaux
Antoine Lanciaux

Biography

Antoine Lanciaux is a French screen­wri­ter, ani­ma­tor and direc­tor. In THE SONGBIRDS’ SECRET, he deals with the sto­ry of his mother, who was aban­do­ned by her par­ents as a child. His own search for ori­g­ins is reflec­ted in Lucie’s search for clues: “If you have the cou­ra­ge to explo­re your fami­ly histo­ry, you can dis­co­ver a tre­asu­re in it.”

Filmography (Selection)

2015 NEIGE (short film)
2012 POPPETY IN THE FALL (short film)
2011 BONIFACIO IN SUMMERTIME (short film)

Production Company
Folimage

World Sales
France TV Distribution