"In the heart of industrial Alsace at the beginning of the 20th century, Héloïse Lienhard, the rebellious young heiress of a textile dynasty, finds herself trapped by the prospect of an arranged marriage to Jean Moritz, an ambitious and unscrupulous financier. Héloïse Lienhard, the young heiress of a textile dynasty, finds herself trapped by the prospect of an arranged marriage to Jean Moritz, an ambitious and unscrupulous financier.
Refusing to bow to her imposed destiny, Héloïse is buoyed by her friendship with historic figures Ettore Bugatti and Emile Mathis, who devise a daring plan for her: to build a revolutionary automobile to win a prestigious race on which Moritz has made a foolish bet.
But behind the walls of the family factory, a secret lurks: a kobold, a prankster and protective domestic spirit named Monsieur Hinzelmann.
As the machines go haywire and the workers speak of a curse, Héloïse realizes that the factory's future depends as much on modernity as on respect for ancient beliefs.
Between sabotage, fire, rocky exorcism and mechanical flights of fancy, Héloïse will have to use her ingenuity to reconcile her desire for freedom with her duty to her family.
A veritable industrial epic combining suspense, humor, emotion and fantasy, Le Dernier Kobold is a vibrant tribute to industrial Alsace, its pioneers, its workers and its forgotten legends...
An invitation to believe in the impossible!
Héloïse Lienhard, the young heiress of a textile dynasty, finds herself trapped by the prospect of an arranged marriage to Jean Moritz, an ambitious and unscrupulous financier. Refusing to bow to her imposed destiny, Héloïse is buoyed by her friendship with historic figures Ettore Bugatti and Emile Mathis, who devise a daring plan for her: to build a revolutionary automobile to win a prestigious race on which Moritz has made a foolish bet.
But behind the walls of the family factory, a secret lurks: a kobold, a prankster and protective domestic spirit named Monsieur Hinzelmann.
As the machines go haywire and the workers speak of a curse, Héloïse realizes that the factory's future depends as much on modernity as on respect for ancient beliefs.
Between sabotage, fire, rocky exorcism and mechanical flights of fancy, Héloïse will have to use her ingenuity to reconcile her desire for freedom with her duty to her family.
A veritable industrial epic combining suspense, humor, emotion and fantasy, Le Dernier Kobold is a vibrant tribute to industrial Alsace, its pioneers, its workers and its forgotten legends...
An invitation to believe in the impossible!