TINTIN ET MOI

From 1929, when he first appeared, to 1982, the year of his departure, Tintin, the reporter has run through practically the entire 20th century. He travelled from Africa to Asia, via the two Americas and Oceania, all over the world subjected to all kinds of upheaval: political conflicts, smuggling, technological innovations - Tintin's adventures possess the ability to fascinate us way beyond childhood.

This is the story of Tintin and his creator Hergé. The cornerstone of the film is the flitting but intense conversation between Hergé and Numa Sadoul in the course of several days in 1971. During the interview Hergé pointed out how the allusions and the underlying psychology of Tintin were intimately related to the tensions in his private life.

14 hours of the original audio material have been preserved. These interviews serve as the backbone for his epic biography. It focuses on the link between the comics created by Hergé and the man's need for artistic expression. Through a unique animation technique Hergé is brought to life, thereby allowing him to draw his own portrait, just in time for Tintin's 75th anniversary.

‘"Tintin et Moi is a sort of 'documentary of the mind'. I'm trying to portray a consciousness and generate pure empathy: we have to view the world through Hergé's eyes. What is the psychological context of the sublime visions in Tintin, in which Tintin and a mad professor float around on the high seas in a sarcophagus, or when Haddock is transformed into a centaur? I'm trying to find the aspects of his private sphere that we can identify with.’"  Anders Østergaard