‘A Cat In Paris’ And ‘Chico & Rita’ Trailers: Get A Taste Of Two Lesser-Known Oscar Nominees
We’ll likely spend some of today reacting to the Oscar nominations, which were announced this morning. But before we get to complaining and picking apart the Academy choices that snubbed certain films, let’s celebrate a couple of movies that just got a big bump from the Oscar nods.
In the Best Animated Film category two of the nominated films are ones that are probably unfamiliar to a lot of people.A Cat in Paris, byAlain GagnolandJean-Loup Felicioli, andChico & Rita, byFernando Trueba,Javier MariscalandTono Errandowere both nominated. But before you get too up in arms that these movies helped snub Pixar and/or Tintin, take a look at the trailers for the two films below.Chico & Rita, for example, is simply gorgeous.
Chico & Ritapremiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. The following synopsis is from TIFF:
The style ofA Cat in Parisdoesn’t do as much for me as does the look ofChico & Rita, but it is also a wonderful-looking movie. There’s a certain element of Richard Sala’s old style in the animation, and the painted cells are a real pleasure to behold. Here’s the synopsis from one distributor:
By day a child’s beloved companion… by night, a rooftop-roaming thief! Presenting Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli’s captivating new film, from France’s most acclaimed animation studio, Folimage. Our tale’s hero is Dino, a common house cat who lives a double life. He’s the loyal pet of Zoe, a lonely little girl who lives with her busy single mother Jeanne, a police officer. But after sundown, he clambers over the rooftops of Paris in the company of Nico, a skilled thief with a big heart. Eventually, Zoe discovers what Dino is up to and becomes drawn into a thrilling, adventure involving jewels, gangsters and capital-T trouble. A Cat in Paris is a completely refreshing and unique throwback to the traditional form – every cell of the film has been hand-painted, and its highly stylized, colour-saturated design looks absolutely gorgeous on the big screen. A must-see for animation fans of all ages.
