Devin, Devine!

Devin, Devine!

2003 (estimated) TV Episode Le Petit Roi Macius

English title: Devin, Devine!

Series titles: Le Petit Roi Macius, Little King Macius

Studio
Ellipse Animation, Saxonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH, Studio 88, Studio Orange
Distributor
Hessischer Rundfunk, Kinderkanal, Mediatoon

Characters

Macius, Felix, Hanna, Anton, Erasmus, General, Dormesko, Zeremonienmeister, Hartmut, Magda, Fabrikant

Credits

Directing

Director
Jesse Sandor, Lutz Stützner

Writing

Writer
Jens Becker, Inès Keerl, Janusz Korczak, Ralph Martin, Bernd Roeder, A. Toerkell, Brigitte Wittenburg, Thomas Wittenburg
Adaptation
Ralph Martin, Armin Toerkell
Based On The Original Book Król Macius' Pierwszy By
Janusz Korczak

Voices

Voice
Maximilian Artajo (Macius), Benjamin Seidel (Felix), Josephine Strietzel (Hanna), Pawel Friedrich (Anton), Otto Sander (Erasmus), Hans Teuscher (General), Hans-Peter Korff (Dormesko), Peer Augustinski (Zeremonienmeister), Randolf Kronberg (Hartmut), Eva Kryll (Magda), Dieter Hallervorden (Fabrikant)

Music

Music
François-Elie Roulin

Crew

Sound Editor
Gilbert Courtois
Sound Designer
Gilbert Courtois
Post-Production Sound Services
Elektrofilm
Foley Artist
Daniel Gries
Consultant
Bernhard Speck

Production notes

Macius is our hero. On the death of his father, he ascended the throne as a nine-year-old. Now he is the children's king and therefore wants to make sure that children are respected and no longer treated like little idiots. However, he often falls short of this because of his lack of experience, the unimaginative adults, the children themselves, or sometimes his well-meaning decisions which turn out to be wrong. In the end, coincidences and his or his friends bright ideas come to the rescue and help him achieve what he wants: All power to the children!

Macius wants to put his ideas into action, especially his dream of a world filled with mutual understanding, love, chocolate and toys. Unfortunately, this task weighs heavily on his small shoulders. After all, Macius is just a child; many things are new or strange to him, and not only does he have much to learn, he makes many mistakes while trying. His mistakes arise from the conflict between his childish ideas and the world of adults and the court, and they produce the dramatic tension in each program. King Macius finds out that adult life revolves around rituals, pressures and necessity. He does not learn this without problems, but Macius learns from the disappointment, betrayal, intrigues, greed and egocentrism that he encounters, and he finds a funny, surprising or clever way to achieve what he sets out to do.