bienvenu

[byan-vuh-ny]

adjective

French.

1. welcome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bienvenu¹

Literally, “well arrived”

Example Sentences

Bienvenu’s movie, which tackles the realities of climate disaster and technological domination through a kaleidoscopic lens, believes that children deserve to know the truth about the world they’re growing up in.

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“Arco” uses Bienvenu and his team’s carefully hand-drawn lines to stun the viewer, pairing them with the rainbow spectacle of the title character’s time-traveling super suit.

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From here, Bienvenu gracefully leads the viewer through mass uncertainty that looks startlingly close to our own, finding hope in the developing connection between Arco and Iris, and plenty of space to dream of a future where human bonds are strong enough to undo the pain and heartbreak of a world changing faster than we can keep up.

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“Zootopia 2” “Without a true critical and commercial smash from a major studio so far, this race seems ripe for the inclusion of films by smaller distributors or other countries, notably ‘Arco’ from French filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu.

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Directed by French illustrator Ugo Bienvenu, it’s a time-travel story centering on friendship and, like last year’s animated feature winner ‘Flow,’ anxiety about our planet’s future.

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