
In 15th-century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen but gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hu... (Full plot summary below)
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In 15th-century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen but gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities, where he meets the lovely gypsy girl Esmeralda and the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo's cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame.
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| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe Hunchback of Notre Dame is a beautiful and transporting experience — the best, I think, of Disney’s serious animated features in the multiplex era. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarA whirling, uplifting, thrilling story with a heart-touching message that emerges from the comedy and song. |
| IGNJeremy ConradThe film is a beautiful work of art to look at with some scenes that you just want to pull off the screen and have framed on your wall. Its use of color, character designs, and subtle CGI combine to create one of the best-looking traditionally animated films ever made. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezA surprisingly emotional, simplified version of the Victor Hugo novel. |
| San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserThis is the old beauty and the beast tale, one that Disney has already done well enough. I guess they had so much fun the first time that they just had to do it again. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe Hunchback of Notre Dame isn't bad, it's just a little disappointing. Despite the over-hyped and overexaggerated darkness of the production, kids will love it. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrAside from the bell-ringer's new look, the studio's ambitious adaptation of Victor Hugo's sprawling classic remains surprisingly faithful to the book's grim mood, if not its plot. |
| VarietyJeremy GerardThe new film should further secure Disney’s dominance in animation, and connoisseurs of the genre, old and young, will have plenty to savor. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA solid, enjoyable, beautifully animated Disney movie, but one not quite out of the top drawer. |
| The A.V. ClubStephen ThompsonA remarkably faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo's epic 1831 novel about a lovable, golden-voiced hunchback and his trio of zany, wise-cracking gargoyle sidekicks, The Hunchback of Notre Dame should please both Disney fans and 19th century French romanticists alike. |