Robert Stevenhagen

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

Long before the end, you will be almost crying with laughter at this superb plasticine animation film, which is just a 'face' in close-up, set to an extremely humorous record by Spike Jones. Winner of three major prizes at the 1987 Festival de Mons, France.

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

Long before the end, you will be almost crying with laughter at this superb plasticine animation film, which is just a 'face' in close-up, set to an extremely humorous record by Spike Jones. Winner of three major prizes at the 1987 Festival de Mons, France.