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The Long Long Holiday (Les Grandes Grandes Vacances) | |
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Genre | History Adventure |
Created by | Delphine Maury Olivier Vinuesa |
Directed by | Paul Leluc |
Composer | Syd Matters |
Country of origin | Frankreich |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 (sometimes shown as 5) |
Production | |
Running time | 49 minutes (26 minutes for segment) |
Production companies | Les Armateurs Blue Spirit Animation |
Original release | |
Network | France 3 |
Release | April 20 April 30, 2015 | –
The Long Long Holiday (Les Grandes Grandes Vacances) is a French animated series broadcast in 2015 on France 3, which tells the story of the occupation of France during the Second World War through children living in Normandy.
In September 1939, Colette and Ernest are welcomed by their maternal grandparents in a fictional village named Grangeville, near Dieppe in Normandy. Not to be confused with Grangeville, Idaho. The short vacation becomes semi-permanent when their father goes off to fight, following the mobilization of France to fight the invading German Army, and the poor health of their mother, required to leave to be treated in a sanatorium. The two little Parisians discover life in the countryside during wartime, including occupation, Resistance, deprivation, but also life with friends.
The ten-episode mini-series (sometimes shown as five episodes, including on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video) was created by Emile Bravo (graphic design), Paul Leluc (director), and Delphine Maury (author), and produced by Les Armateurs Cyber Group Studios.[1][2] Olivier Vinuesa and Alain Serluppus assisted Delphine Maury at the beginning of the writing on the narrative arc, then Guillaume Mautalent and Sébastien Oursel became co-writers on the whole series, along with Timothée de Fombelle, who also lent a hand on the arc of the ten episodes. Syd Matters composed the music for the series.[3]
In 2016 the show won Best Children's TV Program by the Paris Radio and Television Club.[4]
Characters
- Robinsons: The main characters of the series. Ernest nicknames their group after the story of Robinson Crusoe.
- Colette and Ernest Bonhoure: Siblings who are left with their grandparents in Grangeville while their parents are away. An elderly, unseen Colette narrates the series. At the start of the series, Ernest is 10 years old while Colette is only 6. At the end of the series, Ernest is 15 and Colette is 11. Colette probably has a small crush for Gaston Morteau at the end of the series.
- Lily (Muguette): A self-sufficient girl who starts as an outcast, nicknamed "Sea-scum" and considered a witch before Ernest gets to know her. Has (big) crush on Jean, probably since the beginning of the series. She is 13 years old at the start of the series and 18 at the end.
- Jean Guibert: Son of the mayor. Over the course of the series, he develops a (big) crush on Lily. He is 12 years old at the start of the series and 17 at the end.
- Fernand Geber: A Jewish Alsatian, he is at first accused of being a German spy due to his accent. He is later taken by the Nazis for refusing to wear a yellow badge, and ultimately killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp. He is 14 years old.
- Marcel Morteau: The middle brother of the Morteau siblings. At first he is antagonistic toward Ernest, calling him "city-boy" and pulling mean-spirited pranks on him, but they eventually become friends. He also picks fights with Fernand until he learns that their grandfathers had been close friends. He is 12 years old at the start of the series and 17 at the end.
- Gaston Morteau: Marcel's younger brother. At first antagonistic toward the Bonhoures, he quickly develops a crush on Colette. He befriends Lieutenant Douglas, an RAF pilot who was shot down and parachuted in the Robinsons clubhouse. Gaston reminds Douglas of his own son when he shows him a photo. He learns of the popular British song We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn from Douglas which he is caught singing the song in English by Durand, the Germans then searched the Morteau Farm for the pilot when Durand informs them but Colonel Von Krieger is aware of this song because the Germans heard of this too and they leave when they find no evidence of Douglas's presences, thanks to Otto who hides the pocket watch Douglas gave Gaston as a token of appreciation for tending his wounds, making Durand look like a fool. He is 8 years old at the start of the series and 13 at the end.
- Paul Tissier: Though not an official member of the group, he's the kind son of a crooked merchant who manages to warn the other Robinsons that the Nazi sympathizer Durand had found their hideout and was leading the Nazis to it. He has a small crush on Rosalie Apfelbaum, a Jewish girl, friend of Colette. He is 11 at the start of the series and 16 at the end. It is unknown if he was offered to become an official Robinson after the occupation, but if he was, he most likely declined to become part of the group since he was not seen with the other Robinsons at the end of the series.
- Robert Bonhoure: Colette and Ernest's father, who joins the Resistance after spending time in the Stalag. He is 35 years old.
- Lucy Bonhoure: Nicknamed "Lulu" by her husband, and Ernest and Colette's mother, Lucy suffers from tuberculosis for most of the series, and had to go to Switzerland for treatment. She made a full recovery by the end of the invasion of Normandy. She is 32 years old.
- Grannily and Grandpalou: Also known as Emilie and René, they are Ernest and Colette's grandparents on their mother's side. The children live with them until the Nazi occupation of France ended. Rene was a dear friend of Robert's father, who was killed when the latter served with Rene in the French Army in World War I. They're 57 and 55 years old respectively.
- Mr. Herbin: The schoolteacher for most of the children in the series, also known as "Sparrowhawk" as the local leader of the Resistance. As the occupation progresses, he tasks the Robinsons with aiding the Resistance by distributing fliers and performing reconnaissance. Near the end of the invasion of Normandy, Mr. Herbin is injured and ultimately dies in a gunfight with the Nazis, allowing the Robinsons to escape.
- Mr. Tissier: Grangeville's crooked grocer, Paul's father. He hoards essential goods to sell them on the black market, working with the corrupt Nazi soldier Hans.
- Hans: A German soldier who abuses requisition to steal food to sell on the black market with Mr. Tissier. He later steals Colette's pet pig Muddy to eat it, and shoots the Morteaus' dog for barking at him. He was killed by Otto when he tried to take the Morteaus hostage and have them killed.
- Otto: A kind-hearted German soldier quartered at the Morteaus who grows to love their mother, ultimately betraying the Nazis by saving the Morteau family, killing Hans in the process. At the end of the war he is arrested and almost executed by the Resistance, but he was released thanks to intervention from the Robinsons and Robert. Thanks to Robert and Mr. Gulbert, Otto was spared the prison camp and remained in Grangeville, working in the surrounding farms.
- Jeanne Morteau: Mother of the Morteau brothers. Very nice, she falls in love with Otto, a kind German soldier.
- Pierre Morteau: The eldest son of Jeanne and eldest brother of Marcel and Gaston. He joins the resistance after learning he was gonna be doing compulsory work service.
- Jean-Baptiste: Grangeville's high-spirited postman and friend of Emilie and René.
- Colonel Von Krieger: The German commander of Grangeville. Whenever an act of resistance was committed, he always put pressure on the village from destroying the cafe's radio to threatening to bring the SS to Grangeville. He fled the village following an attack on his headquarters (The Gilberts' house) by the resistance during the last night of the occupation of Grangeville. What happened to him after remains unknown.
- Durand: A self-serving Frenchman who becomes a Nazi sympathizer, always blatantly trying to get disloyal French folk in trouble with the Nazis. During the course of the series, he works tirelessly to try and find the Robinsons' hideout. He is ultimately arrested and executed by the French Resistance for his misdeeds.
- Rosalie Apfelbaum: Nicknamed: "Rosie", she's a young Jewish girl and a friend of Colette. At one point, she was forced to wear a Jewish Star. During Operation: Jubilee, she escaped to England with Lieutenant Douglas, an RAF pilot the Robinsons nursed back to health, and the retreating Allied soldiers. Paul Tissier has a small crush on Rosie.
- Lieutenant Douglas: A Royal Air Force fighter pilot who was shot down and parachuted into the Robinson club house. The Robinsons went on to nurse the wounded pilot. During Douglas' stay, he befriended Gaston and gave him his RAF pocket watch before leaving. Douglas is fond of Gaston as the boy reminds him of his own son when he shows him a photo. He later returned to the clubhouse during Operation: Jubilee before he, Rosie, and the retreating allied soldiers left for England.
- Antoine: A student of Mister Herbin that always had a habit of being in a daze, which nearly got him run over at least twice. But sadly, thanks to being in a daze, he went to the beach and was killed by a land mine. The Robinsons created a memorial for him at the Robinson club house.
Voice cast
English dub
- Niamh Clarke - Colette
- Johanna Ruiz - Ernest
- Joseph Taylor - Fernand
- Janet James- Gaston
- Jack Graham - Jean
- Mark Flanagan - Jean-Baptiste
- Fiona Clarke Gain - Jeanne
- Anna Wilson-Hall - Lily (Muguette)
- Melissa Sinden - Grannyli
- Ben Cusick - Marcel
- Julie Ann Dean - Mrs. Guibert
- Eric Mayers - Mr. Guibert
- Jonathan Keeble - Mr. Herpin, Mr. Tissier
- Keith Faulkner - Mr. Durand
- Christine Dawe - Old Colette
- Terence Mann - Grandpalou, Narrator Module M
- Lorenzo Rodriguez - Paul
- Michael Ledwich - Pierre
- Jimmy Hibbert - Priest, BBC Speaker
- Joe Mills - Robert
- Karen West - Violette Tissier
- Delia Corrie - Narrator Module F
- Rob Foster - Antonine
Episode list
- The Long, Long Holiday (1)
- The Long, Long Holiday (2)
- The Exodus (1)
- The Exodus (2)
- Facing the Enemy (1)
- Facing the Enemy (2)
- Resistant Youths (1)
- Resistant Youths (2)
- The End of the War (1)
- The End of the War (2)
External links
- The Long Long Holiday on Internet Movie Database
References
- ^ "The Long, Long Holiday". Cyber Group Studios. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "The Long, Long Holiday". Netflix. Retrieved 30 December 2017.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.lesarmateurs-lesite.fr/fiches/38-les-grandes-grandes-vacances.html
- ^ "'Long Long Holiday' Receives Best Children's Program Award". Animation Magazine. February 17, 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Les Grandes Grandes Vacances Information PDF" (PDF).
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