Film: "Le Château des Singes" (1999) (Francophone Film Festival)

• Event Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
• Time: 6:30 pm–8:30 pm (CST)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL

• Film

Le Château des Singes (A Monkey’s Tale)

Quick Stats

• French film by Jean-François Laguionie
• 1999
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Animated film for young audiences

Themes

• Animation,
• Animals,
• Conflicts,
• Tale,
• Imaginary,
• Philosophy,
• Social Life

Film Description and Details

Kom is a young Woonkos, a tribe of monkeys who live in the Canopy and who dread falling into the lower world, which they believe to be inhabited by evil monsters. Kom refuses to believe these old legends, and out of bravado and recklessness, he finds himself propelled into the famous World of the Laankos, into the universe of the Castle of Monkeys. Saved by the king, he discovers—thanks to Gina and the wise master Flavius—the civilization and customs of the castle’s inhabitants. But if he becomes the king’s favorite, he also earns a terrible enemy in the grand chamberlain, who seeks to seize power.

Sponsorisé par Spurlock Museum, Villa Albertine, Institut Français du Cinéma, Centre d’Excellence et UIUC-Department of French & Italian Organisé par Prof. Aurore Mroz (FRIT) (external link), Nico Norris (external link), Macha Petre (GSFRIT) (external link).

Read more about the Francophone Film Festival (external link).

All films will have English subtitles.