Wednesday, February 17, 2010

First reviews of Chomet's "The Illusionist"



Sylvain Chomet's new hand-drawn animated feature film premiered recently at the Berlinale Film Festival .

Here are a few of the early reviews :


Variety review of "The Illusionist"


Another review of "The Illusionist"



"It took six days and an awful lot of films, but the Berlinale has finally turned up a masterpiece. Moreover, it’s a rare case of one of the fest’s most eagerly awaited titles managing to meet, and even subvert, expectations.

“The Illusionist,” French animator Sylvain Chomet long-gestating follow-up the 2003 Oscar nominee “The Triplets of Belleville,” confirms a truly singular auteur sensibility, while revealing a more disciplined artist and storyteller within. A streamlined character study, less deliriously eccentric in tone and structure than his debut feature, “The Illusionist” nonetheless boasts an emotional heft that handsomely repays its creator’s restraint."



Some clips from the film are seen in this interview with Sylvain Chomet. (watch it in Full Screen Mode) -

4 comments:

David McBride said...

I really like the look of this film.

Any word on a US release?

Anonymous said...

Interview plus some footage:

http://www.arte.tv/fr/toutes-les-videos/3072704.html

2d and 3d animations said...

Great review of Chomet's "The Illusionist"...
Thanks.....

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