April and the Extraordinary World (Avril et le monde truqué)

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Bursting with a colorful imagination befitting its promise-packed title, April and the Extraordinary World offers spectacular delights for animation fans willing to venture off the beaten path.

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From the producers of the Academy Award-nominated Persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist Jacques Tardi comes a riveting sci-fi adventure set in an alternate steampunk world. Paris, 1941. A family of scientists is on the brink of discovering a powerful longevity serum when all of a sudden a mysterious force abducts them, leaving their young daughter April behind. Ten years later, April (Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard) lives alone with her cat, Darwin, and carries on her family's research in secret. But she soon finds herself at the center of a shadowy and far- reaching conspiracy, and on the run from government agents, bicycle-powered dirigibles and cyborg rat spies.

Cast

Marion Cotillard
as April
Philippe Katerine
as Darwin
Jean Rochefort
as Pops
Olivier Gourmet
as Paul
Macha Grenon
as Annette
Marc-Andre Grondin
as Julius
Bouli Lanners
as Pizoni
Benoit Brière
Anne Coesens
as Chimene
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  • Sep 26, 2016
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    Anthony L Super Reviewer
  • Aug 18, 2016
    The plot is disappointingly predictable, relying a lot more on Hollywood cliches than you'd expect . . . however, the film presents some of the most workable and stunning Steampunk imagery you're likely to find.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • May 02, 2016
    To be honest, the story is rather perfunctory. Ecological message movies preaching to save the planet are a dime a dozen. However beautifully hand drawn 2D animated features like this are not. Directors Franck Ekinci and Christian Desmares have fashioned a glorious universe in which the viewer can just get lost. Its strengths lie in visual delights that dazzle. They captivate the eye. My mind and emotions were less enthralled. The characters are cold and aloof, even the heroes. It's creative fun though. The action employs the character DNA of Japanese anime mixed with the science fiction of Jules Verne. Although a couple of humanoid lizards wearing robot armor were reminiscent of reptilian creatures in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Aesthetes who worship at the altar of the aforementioned passions will find themselves in cartoon nirvana. More casual fans of such things (this critic, for example) should be entertained as well, but on a somewhat lower level. fastfilmreviews.com
    Mark H Super Reviewer
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