
12 Apr 1978

Quod Libet
An associative linking of erotic and pornographically suggestive transformations, whereby the unity is preserved by placing the action in a frame.

One winter, a ravenous ogre terrorizes the land of King Balthasar. Meanwhile, a blizzard is brewing in Léon’s heart. Braving the cold, this adopted bear cub runs away from home. Léon has many an adventure during his travels. He befriends a hedgehog and an elephant, confronts an ogre, and sets Princess Molly Gingerbread free. His courage and integrity eventually lead him back to his family. In the end, the cub earns everybody’s respect.
Léon
Mélie Pain d'épice
Boniface

Pougne
Hannibal

Le roi

L'ogre
Mére de Léon
Père de Léon

12 Apr 1978

An associative linking of erotic and pornographically suggestive transformations, whereby the unity is preserved by placing the action in a frame.

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