Moomins on the Riviera(Muumit Rivieralla)

Name: Moomins on the Riviera
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Finland, France · 2014
Rated G · 1h 20m
Director Xavier Picard, Hanna Hemilä
Starring Kris Gummerus, Maria Sid, Mats Långbacka, Alma Pöysti
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family

The Moomins, along with Snorkmaiden and Little My, sail for the French Riviera. There, Snorkmaiden is dazzled by the attention of the playboy Clark Tresco while Moominpappa befriends an aristocrat. Exasperated, Moomin and Moominmamma decide to move to the beach in order to escape all the glamorous escapades.

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The Guardian by

The tone is gently mischievous rather than exhaustingly wacky.

Los Angeles Times by Charles Solomon

"Riviera" suffers from a weak story with an obvious ending.

Time Out London by Dave Calhoun

This is a simple, sweet tale about the basic pleasures of home and hearth, rendered unflashily in a delightful style of hand-drawn animation that employs a beautiful array of warm pastel colours.

CineVue by Jamie Neish

Adopting a laid-back, effortlessly charming approach from the start, Moomins on the Riviera drifts through its short but sweet run time at a welcome pace.

The Telegraph by Mike McCahill

Gradually, the simplicity yields an idiosyncratic charm.