For 300 years, Little Vampire at 10 years old. He is originally a child transformed in order to escape death. Tired of this situation, he decides to leave his house in order to discover the outside world and especially to be able to go to school and finally make a friend of his age! This is the basic pitch of the children's comic book adaptation Little Vampire, written and drawn by Joan Sfarr. Joan Sfarr is a special character in the French cultural landscape : comic book author very inspired by the fantastic, novelist, but also filmmaker (Gainsbourg a heroic life, fantastic biopic on the life of Gainsgbourg , awarded the César of the first film, as well as the Lady in the car with glasses and a gun). The author is making here his second adaptation from one of his comics after The Rabbi's Cat. Fervent defender of the fantastic and the imaginary, one could only be curious about his proposal that changes at all coming from animated cinema. 
However, the first images are not very reassuring. The opening sequence, a fight scene between the pirate captain (voiced by Jean-Paul Rouve) and the terrible Gibous (inspired by Nice folktales and voiced by Alex Lutz), lacks rhythm and energy in the action. As if Sfarr had trouble telling the origins of these characters invented for the cinema. Fortunately, the bar is quickly straightened and Little Vampire seduces by the originality of his universe. The vision of a dilapidated house, filled to the brim with extremely friendly monsters, alive as in a small village has a real charm. The life of these monsters is extremely well organized, having as main occupation watching monster movies (causing fits of tears in a female imitation Frankenstein, a very ugly, but endearing character). The gallery of these creatures is extremely creative and endearing. We had a little crush on the hilarious Fantomate, a red bulldog speaking with a Marseille accent. 
Visually, Little Vampire manages to find Sfarr's paw by refusing to give in to the fashion of 3D animation. This allows this animated film to have a unique style. If the fight scenes lack a little energy, they are compensated by the humor and the enchanting aspect that emerges from this initiatory story very well conducted. Because yes, what makes the strength of this film is not its universe, nor its graphic touch, but its purpose on childhood. Sfarr decided to take children seriously by refusing to water down his words (without trying to shock or terrify young audiences), either through themes or dialogue. The dialogues seem quite "daring" for a children's film. It is these elements that allow Little Vampire to have a universe of its own, a catch-all universe, but oh so pleasant to discover, and that we hope to be able to see again in the cinema one day if the film is successful.
Little Vampire Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcY94xcgpOQ
