Azur & Asmar in ciné-concert

Film synopsis

Once upon a time, there was Azur, a blond-haired, blue-eyed son of the squire, and Asmar, a dark-haired, black-eyed son of the nurse who raised them as brothers in a green, flowery land. Life suddenly separates them.
But Azur never forgets his childhood companions or the fairy tales of his nurse across the sea. Now grown up, he returns to the land of his dreams, in search of the Djinn Fairy. There he meets up with Asmar, also determined to find and win the fairy, braving all the dangers and spells of a world of wonders.

Michel Ocelot – director

French animation director best known for his Kirikou trilogy of animated films (1998-2012). He is also the scriptwriter and director of the triptych Princes et Princesses (2000), Les Contes de la nuit (2011) and Ivan Tsarevitch et la princesse changeante (2016), made from paper cut-outs. He also won awards for Azur et Asmar (2006) and Dilili à Paris (2018), which earned him the 2019 César for Best Animated Film.

Gabriel Yared – composer

French composer and arranger of Lebanese origin. He has been writing film music since the early 1980s. In 1993, he received the César for best film score for L’Amant, and in 1997, he won the Oscar for best film score for Le Patient Anglais. He has written ballet music for Carolyn Carlson and Roland Petit, including the ballet Clavigo, premiered at the Paris Opéra in 2002. He has also composed the theme music for all TF1 television news programs broadcast from 1990 to the present day.

Yellow Socks Orchestra

The Yellow Socks Orchestra is a French symphony orchestra specializing in film music. It was created in 2015 by the uGo&Play production company and placed under the musical direction of Nicolas Simon. The Yellow Socks Orchestra takes part in numerous cine-concerts throughout France: Jurassic Park, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, La La Land, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter…. Under the exceptional direction of Joe Hisaishi, the Yellow Socks Orchestra recently performed – with 250 musicians on stage – the finest music from the world of Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli).