My Life as a Zucchini

It may not sound like it, but calling this barely 70-minute Swiss stop-motion film “heavy” — as in substantial and almost swollen with feeling — is a true compliment.

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Switzerland’s entry in the animated-feature category of this year’s Oscars is set in an orphanage where kindness is the norm.

2892d ago

Switzerland’s entry in the animated-feature category of this year’s Oscars is set in an orphanage where kindness is the norm.

2892d ago

Switzerland’s entry in the animated-feature category of this year’s Oscars is set in an orphanage where kindness is the norm.

2892d ago

It may not sound like it, but calling this barely 70-minute Swiss stop-motion film “heavy” — as in substantial and almost swollen with feeling — is a true compliment.

2892d ago

Oscar nominee My Life As a Zucchini Is a stop-motion marvel.

2892d ago

Oscar nominee My Life As a Zucchini Is a stop-motion marvel.

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Leave it to a French-language stop-motion film to cut closer to the reality of the orphan experience than “Annie,” “Matilda” or any number of like-minded live-action melodramas have over the years — assuming, of course, you can get past the whimsical fact that its parentless wretch sports blue hair and a potato-shaped noggin.

2892d ago

Leave it to a French-language stop-motion film to cut closer to the reality of the orphan experience than “Annie,” “Matilda” or any number of like-minded live-action melodramas have over the years — assuming, of course, you can get past the whimsical fact that its parentless wretch sports blue hair and a potato-shaped noggin.

2892d ago

Oscar nominee My Life As a Zucchini Is a stop-motion marvel.

2892d ago

Leave it to a French-language stop-motion film to cut closer to the reality of the orphan experience than “Annie,” “Matilda” or any number of like-minded live-action melodramas have over the years — assuming, of course, you can get past the whimsical fact that its parentless wretch sports blue hair and a potato-shaped noggin.

2892d ago

Leave it to a French-language stop-motion film to cut closer to the reality of the orphan experience than “Annie,” “Matilda” or any number of like-minded live-action melodramas have over the years — assuming, of course, you can get past the whimsical fact that its parentless wretch sports blue hair and a potato-shaped noggin.

2892d ago

Oscar nominee My Life As a Zucchini Is a stop-motion marvel.

2892d ago

“I’m here because I think I killed my mom,” the big-eyed, blue-haired boy who goes by the name Zucchini tells one of his new not-yet-quite-friends at the orphanage early in this short, delightful movie.

2892d ago

“I’m here because I think I killed my mom,” the big-eyed, blue-haired boy who goes by the name Zucchini tells one of his new not-yet-quite-friends at the orphanage early in this short, delightful movie.

2892d ago

French-language stop-motion toon about a resilient orphan is a winner regardless of whether it takes home the gold.

2892d ago

French-language stop-motion toon about a resilient orphan is a winner regardless of whether it takes home the gold.

2892d ago

“I’m here because I think I killed my mom,” the big-eyed, blue-haired boy who goes by the name Zucchini tells one of his new not-yet-quite-friends at the orphanage early in this short, delightful movie.

2892d ago

French-language stop-motion toon about a resilient orphan is a winner regardless of whether it takes home the gold.

2892d ago

French-language stop-motion toon about a resilient orphan is a winner regardless of whether it takes home the gold.

2892d ago

“I’m here because I think I killed my mom,” the big-eyed, blue-haired boy who goes by the name Zucchini tells one of his new not-yet-quite-friends at the orphanage early in this short, delightful movie.

2892d ago

But the most obvious comparison here is to Pixar’s Inside Out, another film in which difficult circumstances and tricky psychological insight are brought to life in a way that’s easily engaging for kids and will provide a heart-breaking look at loneliness for many adults who’ve already been through teenage melancholy.

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What one takes away from “My Life As a Courgette” might be a casually simple and forward affair, but a deeper, more considered look at Barras’ moving tale reveals an emotional resonance and non-saccharine uplift that is mostly rare in today’s animation world. Consider it a diamond in the rough.

2892d ago

But the most obvious comparison here is to Pixar’s Inside Out, another film in which difficult circumstances and tricky psychological insight are brought to life in a way that’s easily engaging for kids and will provide a heart-breaking look at loneliness for many adults who’ve already been through teenage melancholy.

2892d ago

But the most obvious comparison here is to Pixar’s Inside Out, another film in which difficult circumstances and tricky psychological insight are brought to life in a way that’s easily engaging for kids and will provide a heart-breaking look at loneliness for many adults who’ve already been through teenage melancholy.

2892d ago

What one takes away from “My Life As a Courgette” might be a casually simple and forward affair, but a deeper, more considered look at Barras’ moving tale reveals an emotional resonance and non-saccharine uplift that is mostly rare in today’s animation world. Consider it a diamond in the rough.

2892d ago

What one takes away from “My Life As a Courgette” might be a casually simple and forward affair, but a deeper, more considered look at Barras’ moving tale reveals an emotional resonance and non-saccharine uplift that is mostly rare in today’s animation world. Consider it a diamond in the rough.

2892d ago

What one takes away from “My Life As a Courgette” might be a casually simple and forward affair, but a deeper, more considered look at Barras’ moving tale reveals an emotional resonance and non-saccharine uplift that is mostly rare in today’s animation world. Consider it a diamond in the rough.

2892d ago

But the most obvious comparison here is to Pixar’s Inside Out, another film in which difficult circumstances and tricky psychological insight are brought to life in a way that’s easily engaging for kids and will provide a heart-breaking look at loneliness for many adults who’ve already been through teenage melancholy.

2892d ago

Mr. Barras’s film, with its bigheaded, asymmetrical modeling-clay figures and off-kilter picture-book backdrops, explores a harsh situation with gentle whimsy.

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Mr. Barras’s film, with its bigheaded, asymmetrical modeling-clay figures and off-kilter picture-book backdrops, explores a harsh situation with gentle whimsy.

2892d ago

The first stop-motion animated feature from Swiss-born director Claude Barras is based on a novel by Gilles Paris and was adapted for the screen by Celine Sciamma ('Girlhood,' 'Being 17').

2892d ago

The first stop-motion animated feature from Swiss-born director Claude Barras is based on a novel by Gilles Paris and was adapted for the screen by Celine Sciamma ('Girlhood,' 'Being 17').

2892d ago

Mr. Barras’s film, with its bigheaded, asymmetrical modeling-clay figures and off-kilter picture-book backdrops, explores a harsh situation with gentle whimsy.

2892d ago

The first stop-motion animated feature from Swiss-born director Claude Barras is based on a novel by Gilles Paris and was adapted for the screen by Celine Sciamma ('Girlhood,' 'Being 17').

2892d ago

The first stop-motion animated feature from Swiss-born director Claude Barras is based on a novel by Gilles Paris and was adapted for the screen by Celine Sciamma ('Girlhood,' 'Being 17').

2892d ago

Mr. Barras’s film, with its bigheaded, asymmetrical modeling-clay figures and off-kilter picture-book backdrops, explores a harsh situation with gentle whimsy.

2892d ago

My Life As a Zucchini circumvents bleakness with a thoroughgoing commitment to understanding and intimacy.

2892d ago

My Life As a Zucchini circumvents bleakness with a thoroughgoing commitment to understanding and intimacy.

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My Life As a Zucchini circumvents bleakness with a thoroughgoing commitment to understanding and intimacy.

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The Oscar-nominated My Life As A Zucchini is sweet, when it’s not being grim as hell.

2892d ago

The Oscar-nominated My Life As A Zucchini is sweet, when it’s not being grim as hell.

2892d ago

The Oscar-nominated My Life As A Zucchini is sweet, when it’s not being grim as hell.

2892d ago

My Life As a Zucchini circumvents bleakness with a thoroughgoing commitment to understanding and intimacy.

2892d ago

The Oscar-nominated My Life As A Zucchini is sweet, when it’s not being grim as hell.

2892d ago

My Life as a Zucchini is shown with French subtitles at the evening screenings. Daytime screenings are dubbed into English and feature voices by Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, Amy Sedaris, Erick Abbate, and others.

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‘My Life as a Zucchini’ is an uncommonly courageous kids’ film about the cycle of abuse.

2892d ago

‘My Life as a Zucchini’ is an uncommonly courageous kids’ film about the cycle of abuse.

2892d ago

My Life as a Zucchini is shown with French subtitles at the evening screenings. Daytime screenings are dubbed into English and feature voices by Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, Amy Sedaris, Erick Abbate, and others.

2892d ago

My Life as a Zucchini is shown with French subtitles at the evening screenings. Daytime screenings are dubbed into English and feature voices by Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, Amy Sedaris, Erick Abbate, and others.

2892d ago

‘My Life as a Zucchini’ is an uncommonly courageous kids’ film about the cycle of abuse.

2892d ago

My Life as a Zucchini is shown with French subtitles at the evening screenings. Daytime screenings are dubbed into English and feature voices by Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, Amy Sedaris, Erick Abbate, and others.

2892d ago

‘My Life as a Zucchini’ is an uncommonly courageous kids’ film about the cycle of abuse.

2892d ago