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* FreudianSlip: Towards the end, [[spoiler: the younger sister sets up her older sister to meet Yan's werewolf self. When they come face to face, the older sister accidentally calls the werewolf by name. Although she tries to excuse that she meant to say "Yan's murderer", but the younger sister ousts her, declaring this means she ''knows'' the werewolf is really Yan himself.]]

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* ShamingTheMob: [[spoiler: In "The Chosen One of the Golden City", the lead female calls out her people on trying to kill the hero for essentially slaying the monster. She even points out that had the monster not been killed, they would still be living out their lives worried for their own daughters being sacrificed, insteading of truly living.]]



* UngratefulTownsfolk: [[spoiler: In "The Chosen One of the Golden City", the people of the titular city are actually ''distraught'' when the hero kills their Benefactor. True, the Benefactor's death means their city will crumble and lose its gold. But it doesn't make them any less ungrateful, as it means they don't have to sacrifice their virgin women to the monster anymore.]]
* VirginSacrifice: In ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'', the villagers must sacrifice a beautiful girl to their "Benefactor" or, according to the prophecy, their city will crumble.



* VirginSacrifice: In ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'', the villagers must sacrifice a beautiful girl to their "Benefactor" or, according to the prophecy, their city will crumble.
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* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: [[spoiler: In order to reveal to the younger sister his true identity, the werewolf takes her to a special glade with a beautiful pond. This place is special because the only person who knows this location besides the younger sister is the werewolf's human persona.]]
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* RealityEnsues: In ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'', [[spoiler: the female lead sides with the hero, rather than kill him for killing her people's Benefactor. Despite that they are her people, she feels the hero is more deserving of her loyalty for actively ''trying'' to stop the Benefactor from eating her.

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* RealityEnsues: In ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'', [[spoiler: the female lead sides with the hero, rather than kill him for killing her people's Benefactor. Despite that they are her people, she feels the hero is more deserving of her loyalty for actively ''trying'' loyalty, because he's the only one who tried to stop the Benefactor from eating her.]]
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* RomanticRescue: In "The Werewolf", the titular werewolf rescues his fiancé's younger sister when she's attacked by a bear. This not only warms up the younger sister to the werewolf, but she trusts him enough to ride on his back.

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* RomanticRescue: RescueRomance: In "The Werewolf", the titular werewolf rescues his fiancé's younger sister when she's attacked by a bear. This not only warms up the younger sister to the werewolf, but she trusts him enough to ride on his back.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: In "The Werewolf", our titular hero is engaged to the elder of two sisters, who he mistakenly believes was the one who gave him food and warm clothes when he was falsely imprisoned. Not long after the engagement, he trusts her with his secret and essentially trusts her with his necklace. [[spoiler: But she proves to be a cruel and superficial person

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: In "The Werewolf", our titular hero is engaged to the elder of two sisters, who he mistakenly believes was the one who gave him food and warm clothes when he was falsely imprisoned. Not long after the engagement, he trusts her with his secret and essentially trusts her with his necklace. necklace that enables him to turn back into a man. [[spoiler: But she proves to be a cruel and superficial person whose love for him is conditional. Upon learning he's a werewolf, she quickly schemes to get rid of him. She gets rid of the necklace so he'll be stuck a wolf and promptly frames his werewolf persona of killing him, much to her younger sister's sadness.]]


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* MistakenForMurderer: Played with in "The Werewolf". [[spoiler: In which case, the titular werewolf is framed by his fiancé as his human self's murderer. The [[ManipulativeBitch fiancé]] planned for the hunting party to kill him so she could have him out of the way.]]


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* RealityEnsues: In ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'', [[spoiler: the female lead sides with the hero, rather than kill him for killing her people's Benefactor. Despite that they are her people, she feels the hero is more deserving of her loyalty for actively ''trying'' to stop the Benefactor from eating her.
* RomanticRescue: In "The Werewolf", the titular werewolf rescues his fiancé's younger sister when she's attacked by a bear. This not only warms up the younger sister to the werewolf, but she trusts him enough to ride on his back.


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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In "The Werewolf", [[spoiler: we see both sisters' true nature. The elder sister may act as though she loves her fiancé despite his lycanthrope secret. But when he trusts her with the hiding spot of the necklace that allows him to turn human, she secretly steals it, throws it in a well, and lies to everybody that the werewolf ate her fiancé. The younger sister, on the other hand, loved the same boy and did all she could to keep him fed and clothed while he was falsely imprisoned. Everybody else thought he was guilty of his crime, but the younger sister secretly watched over him.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' The boy gets to marry the girl he loves and the king wins half the neighboring kingdom, but the boy's beloved horse Melongi is dead.]]

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: In "The Werewolf", our titular hero is engaged to the elder of two sisters, who he mistakenly believes was the one who gave him food and warm clothes when he was falsely imprisoned. Not long after the engagement, he trusts her with his secret and essentially trusts her with his necklace. [[spoiler: But she proves to be a cruel and superficial person
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' The boy gets to marry the girl he loves and the king wins half the neighboring kingdom, but the boy's beloved horse Melongi is dead. The only consolation is Sumaki became [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy pregnant with his foal]] before he died.]]



* HateSink: In-Universe. The actress is so ''disgusted'' with the female lead in "The Boy who never lied" upon hearing what she's like that not even making her sympathetic towards the end helps the actress enjoy playing her. [[spoiler: If anything, this [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] that the lead female will do something horrible.]]



* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Arguably the princess in ''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' Her plan results in the boy ''losing his best friend'', but she gets off with what amounts to a slap on the wrist.The boy even gets together with her at the end!]]

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Arguably the princess in ''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' Her plan results in the boy ''losing his best friend'', but she gets off with what amounts to a slap on the wrist. The boy even [[EasilyForgiven gets together with her her]] at the end!]]


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: In "The Boy Who Never Lied", it's strongly implied to be how the girl feels when the boy sadly presents her with soup made from Melongi's heart, who took his own life in order to help the boy save her. If it's any indication, she only intended to somehow make the boy lie (possibly about killing his horse), rather than lead to the actual horse's death.]]
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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: All of the stories except for ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son'' feature a princess.
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''' ''Les Contes de la nuit (Tales of the Night)'' ''' is a 2011 French animated film directed by Michel Ocelot. The film is comprised of six fairy tales, five of which first ran on TV in France as part of the ''Dragons et princesses (Dragons and Princesses)'' anthology. The sixth short is new to ''Tales of the Night''. The story is [[FramingDevice framed]] with an old man (who used to work in a cinema) who mentors two young actors, helping them plan and act out their stories. The six stories are:

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''' ''Les Contes de la nuit (Tales nuit'' (''Tales of the Night)'' ''' Night'') is a 2011 French animated film directed by Michel Ocelot. The film is comprised of six fairy tales, five of which first ran on TV in France as part of the ''Dragons et princesses (Dragons and Princesses)'' anthology. The sixth short is new to ''Tales of the Night''. The story is [[FramingDevice framed]] with an old man (who used to work in a cinema) who mentors two young actors, helping them plan and act out their stories. The six stories are:

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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice[=/=]SenselessSacrifice: Melongi the horse kills himself after mating with Sumaki so that his human can save the girl he loves by giving her Melongi's heart. Unfortunately, she was faking it all along...]]


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* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:Melongi the horse kills himself after mating with Sumaki so that his human can save the girl he loves by giving her Melongi's heart. Unfortunately, she was faking it all along...]]

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* [[spoiler:SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Sumaki, the singing horse, is pregnant at the end of ''The Boy Who Never Lied'' even though the stallion Melongi is dead.]]

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* [[spoiler:SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Sumaki, SomeoneToRememberHimBy: [[spoiler:Sumaki, the singing horse, is pregnant at the end of ''The Boy Who Never Lied'' even though the stallion Melongi is dead.]]



* VirginSacrifice: In ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'', the villagers must sacrifice a beautiful girl to their "Benefactor" or, according to the prophecy, their city will crumble.

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* VirginSacrifice: In ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'', the villagers must sacrifice a beautiful girl to their "Benefactor" or, according to the prophecy, their city will crumble.crumble.
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* NoHuggingNoKissing: Played with: The stories where the male and female protagonists fall in love only goes as far as showing them hugging/looking at each other affectionately.

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* NoHuggingNoKissing: Played with: The stories where the male and female protagonists fall in love only goes as far as showing them hugging/looking at each other affectionately. [[spoiler: Until the final tale, that is.]]
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* BalefulPolymorph: Used against Maude in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son''. [[spoiler: She's actually the ''raven'', not the doe.]]

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* BalefulPolymorph: Used against Maude in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son''. [[spoiler: She's actually the ''raven'', ''crow'', not the doe.]]



* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: [[spoiler: ''She'', actually. Maude in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son'' was actually turned into the raven that was seen throughout. The doe in the title was just a normal doe.]]

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* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: [[spoiler: ''She'', actually. Maude in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son'' was actually turned into the raven crow that was seen throughout. The doe in the title was just a normal doe.]]
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* {{Mukokuseki}}: Non-Japanese example: Since the film is done in a shadow puppet style, the same models are able to be used again and again with only slight alterations in costume. For example, it allows the boy and girl characters (who are at the very least French in terms of nationality), to play African and Tibetan characters, in a way devoid of Unfortunate Implications.

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* AndroclesLion: The bee, mongoose, and iguana in ''Ti Jean and Belle-Sans-Connaitre'' help Ti Jean after he shows them kindness and feeds them.



* BalefulPolymorph: Used against Maude in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son''.

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* BalefulPolymorph: Used against Maude in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son''. [[spoiler: She's actually the ''raven'', not the doe.]]
* BigCreepyCrawlies: The wizard in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son'' takes Maude back to her room by summoning a giant spider to take her.



* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Arguably the princess in ''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' Her plan results in the boy ''losing his best friend'', but she gets off with what amounts to a slap on the wrist.]]

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* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: [[spoiler: ''She'', actually. Maude in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son'' was actually turned into the raven that was seen throughout. The doe in the title was just a normal doe.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Arguably the princess in ''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' Her plan results in the boy ''losing his best friend'', but she gets off with what amounts to a slap on the wrist.]]The boy even gets together with her at the end!]]
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* DancePartyEnding: In ''The Tam-Tam Boy''.
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Arguably the princess in ''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' Her plan results in the boy ''losing his best friend'', but she gets off with what amounts to a slap on the wrist.]]


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* NoHuggingNoKissing: Played with: The stories where the male and female protagonists fall in love only goes as far as showing them hugging/looking at each other affectionately.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The hero of ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'' kills the city's [[GodOfEvil Benefactor]].
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* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler: The Architect's son is implied to be half-fairy.]]
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* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'' has this as it's central conflict, with the hero representing progress and knowledge going against the high priest who controls the people with his dogma. [[spoiler: The people choose the former.]]

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* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'' has this as it's central conflict, with the hero representing progress and knowledge going against the high priest who controls the people with his dogma. [[spoiler: The people choose eventually side with the former.hero.]]
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* TheFairFolk: Appears in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son''.


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* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'' has this as it's central conflict, with the hero representing progress and knowledge going against the high priest who controls the people with his dogma. [[spoiler: The people choose the former.]]
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* MagicFeather: [[spoiler::The magical tam-tam turns out to not be what's making people dance: it's the Tam-Tam boy's skill with it.]]

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* MagicFeather: [[spoiler::The [[spoiler:The magical tam-tam turns out to not be what's making people dance: it's the Tam-Tam boy's skill with it.]]
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*[[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice[=/=]SenselessSacrifice: Melongi the horse kills himself after mating with Sumaki so that his human can save the girl he loves by giving her Melongi's heart. Unfortunately, she was faking it all along...]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' The boy gets to marry the girl he loves and the king wins half the kingdom, but his beloved horse Melongi is dead.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' The boy gets to marry the girl he loves and the king wins half the neighboring kingdom, but his the boy's beloved horse Melongi is dead.]]



* FairyTale: The basis for the film.

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* FairyTale: The basis for the film. There's usually an interesting twist, though.



* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: In ''The Werewolf'', Yan is compelled to turn into a wolf at the full moon but his necklace actually controls the transformation.



* WillNotTellALie: A central plot point in ''The Booy Who Never Lied''.

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* WillNotTellALie: A central plot point in ''The Booy Boy Who Never Lied''.

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''' ''Les Contes de la nuit (Tales of the Night)'' ''' is a 2011 French animated film directed by Michel Ocelot. The film is comprised of six fairy tales, five of which first ran on TV in France as part of the ''Dragons et princesses (Dragons and Princesses)'' anthology. The sixth short is new to ''Tales of the Night''. The story is framed with an old man (who used to work in a cinema) who mentors two young actors, helping them plan and act out their stories. The six stories are:

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''' ''Les Contes de la nuit (Tales of the Night)'' ''' is a 2011 French animated film directed by Michel Ocelot. The film is comprised of six fairy tales, five of which first ran on TV in France as part of the ''Dragons et princesses (Dragons and Princesses)'' anthology. The sixth short is new to ''Tales of the Night''. The story is framed [[FramingDevice framed]] with an old man (who used to work in a cinema) who mentors two young actors, helping them plan and act out their stories. The six stories are:


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* AudibleSharpness: Several times when swords are drawn.
* BalefulPolymorph: Used against Maude in ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son''.


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* WillNotTellALie: A central plot point in ''The Booy Who Never Lied''.
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* ImpossibleTask: The King of the Underworld tries this in ''Ti Jean and Belle-Sans-Connaitre''.
* MagicFeather: [[spoiler::The magical tam-tam turns out to not be what's making people dance: it's the Tam-Tam boy's skill with it.]]
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* {{Mayincatec}}: The setting for ''The Chosen One of the Golden City''.



* TalkingAnimal: Melongi, the horse in ''The Boy Who Never Lied''.

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* TalkingAnimal: Melongi, the horse in ''The Boy Who Never Lied''.Lied''.
* VirginSacrifice: In ''The Chosen One of the Golden City'', the villagers must sacrifice a beautiful girl to their "Benefactor" or, according to the prophecy, their city will crumble.
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* The Werewolf
* Ti Jean and Belle-Sans-Connaitre (Beauty Without Knowing)
* The Chosen One of the Golden City
* The Tam-Tam Boy
* The Boy Who Never Lied
* The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son

The film is visually striking, with crisp black silhouettes moving across a brightly-painted background. The stories are set in a variety of locales, from medieval Europe to Africa and Tibet. It's also notable that each of the stories contains a twist or SubvertedTrope.

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* The Werewolf
''The Werewolf''
* Ti ''Ti Jean and Belle-Sans-Connaitre (Beauty Without Knowing)
Knowing)''
* The ''The Chosen One of the Golden City
City''
* The ''The Tam-Tam Boy
Boy''
* The ''The Boy Who Never Lied
Lied''
* The ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son

Son''

The film is visually striking, done in a shadow puppet style with crisp black silhouettes moving across a brightly-painted background. The stories are set in a variety of locales, from medieval Europe to Africa and Tibet. It's also notable that each of the stories contains a twist or SubvertedTrope.


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*BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:''The Boy Who Never Lied.'' The boy gets to marry the girl he loves and the king wins half the kingdom, but his beloved horse Melongi is dead.]]
*EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: All of the stories except for ''The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son'' feature a princess.
*FairyTale: The basis for the film.
*[[spoiler:SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Sumaki, the singing horse, is pregnant at the end of ''The Boy Who Never Lied'' even though the stallion Melongi is dead.]]
*TalkingAnimal: Melongi, the horse in ''The Boy Who Never Lied''.
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''' ''Les Contes de la nuit (Tales of the Night)'' ''' is a 2011 French animated film directed by Michel Ocelot. The film is comprised of six fairy tales, five of which first ran on TV in France as part of the ''Dragons et princesses (Dragons and Princesses)'' anthology. The sixth short is new to ''Tales of the Night''. The story is framed with an old man (who used to work in a cinema) who mentors two young actors, helping them plan and act out their stories. The six stories are:

*The Werewolf
*Ti Jean and Belle-Sans-Connaitre (Beauty Without Knowing)
*The Chosen One of the Golden City
*The Tam-Tam Boy
*The Boy Who Never Lied
*The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son

The film is visually striking, with crisp black silhouettes moving across a brightly-painted background. The stories are set in a variety of locales, from medieval Europe to Africa and Tibet. It's also notable that each of the stories contains a twist or SubvertedTrope.

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