Unaware in particular of the radio, television, electricity. April and the extraordinary world is based on a graphic novel by french cartoonist tardi, and nobody does heavy metalstyle scifi better than the french. Napoleon v reigns over france, where, like everywhere else on the globe, scholars and scientist are mysteriously disappearing, depriving humanity of major inventions. From the producers of the academy awardnominated persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist jacques tardi comes a riveting scifi. 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. April and the extraordinary world is a 2015 frenchbelgiancanadian animated science fiction adventure film codirected by christian desmares and franck. April and the extraordinary world subtitles 35 subtitles. April and the extraordinary world gets an english trailer.
In 1941, the world is radically different from the one we know from. Its 1941 but france is trapped in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and napoleon v, where scientists vanish mysteriously. Watch april and the extraordinary world prime video. It feels somewhat cliched to call an animated adventure film a delight, but its the best word for the latest from gkids, april and the extraordinary world, a joyful, accomplished movie that echoes the city of lost children, the adventures of tintin, metropolis, howls moving castle and something unique into a, well, delightful piece of work. The name of this movie is april and the extraordinary world, an animated film from france. Should you be looking for comic book thrills in hopes of skipping the absolutely putrid batman v. April and the extraordinary world avril et le monde truque. April and the extraordinary world fullhdmovie youtube. Winner of the crystal for best feature film at the 2015 annecy animation festival, april and the extraordinary world is a visually striking, original, and dynamic animated scifi adventure based on a graphic novel by jacques tardi. A family of scientists is on the brink of a powerful discovery when a mysterious force suddenly abducts them, leaving their young daughter april behind. April and the extraordinary world avril et le monde truque 2016.
It follows a young, homeless scientist and her talking cat as. April and the extraordinary world 2016 accompanied by her talking cat philippe katerine, a teen marion cotillard embarks on a quest to find her missing parents in 1941 paris. April and the extraordinary world 2015 benoit briere and j. From the producers of the academy awardnominated persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist jacques tardi comes a riveting scifi adventure set in an alternate steampunk world. The first poster of april and the extraordinary world was released on 21 june 2015 studiocanal released the first trailer on 18 september 2015 gkids released the first u. April and the extraordinary world lives up to its title. Its a film that values intelligence in an increasingly scary world, and thats a theme that works for any generation and in any language. April and the extraordinary world 2015 movie moviefone. April posits an alternate world where society never advanced beyond steam power thanks to an emperors death and the mysterious disappearance of the early 20 th centurys top scientists, from albert einstein on, who in our real reality. April and the extraordinary world, animated scifi from. April and the extraordinary world shapes a surrogate earth in the span of mere minutes and fires off salvos of detail, visual and aural alike, in the pursuit of recalibrating the past. Rent april and the extraordinary world 2016 on dvd and. April and the extraordinary world synopsis fandango.
The album features the films original music composed by valentin hadjadj. The official page for the us release of april and the extraordinary world, a scifi adventure from the producers of persepolis, starring marion cotillard. A rollicking adventure set in an imaginative alternate universe, april and the extraordinary world is beautiful, inventive and uncannily satisfying. Years later, april carries on her familys research in secret with her cat, darwin, but soon find herself at the center of a shadowy conspiracy and on the run from government agents, bicyclepowered airships and cyborg rat spies. April and the extraordinary world 2016 movie moviefone. I wouldnt put it on the same shelf as miyazaki films either. April and the extraordinary world 2015 accompanied by her talking cat tony hale, a teen angela galuppo embarks on a quest to find her missing parents in 1941 paris. April and the extraordinary world trailer 1 2016 animated. April and the extraordinary world official trailer. From the producers of the academy awardnominated persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist jacques tardi comes a riveting scifi adventure set.
April and the deceptive world is a 2015 frenchbelgiancanadian animated science fiction adventure film codirected by christian desmares and franck ekinci, cowritten by ekinci and benjamin legrand, and starring marion cotillard. The extraordinary adventures of adele blancsec directors cut english. Rent april and the extraordinary world 2016 starring angela galuppo and susan sarandon on dvd and bluray. The soundtrack will be released digitally on october 30, 2015 and is now available for preorder on amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. April and the extraordinary world 2015 directed by. Watch the trailer for the animated feature april and the extraordinary world, directed by christian desmares, franck ekinci. April and the extraordinary world 2016 is a critically acclaimed animated that tells a bold story of alternate historical fiction. But our final impression is one of hope and wonder. April and the extraordinary world nyt critics pick directed by christian desmares, franck ekinci animation, adventure, comedy, drama, mystery, thriller pg 1h 45m. April and the extraordinary world doesnt turn away from the darkness of the world in fact, that darkness is integral to the plot. April and the extraordinary world trailer 1 2016 animated movie.
Film programmer elinor highlights some special picks from the incredibly diverse range of films showing at this years free into film. With marion cotillard, marcandre grondin, philippe katerine, jean rochefort. April and the extraordinary world hollywood reporter. The world is radically different from the one usually depicted in history.
A family of scientists is on the brink of discovering a. April arguably belongs to the genre called steampunk, but the movies designs and contraptions also evoke jules verne, the czech. The scientists have vanished, leaving the world in danger. April and the extraordinary world trailer 1 2016 animated movie hd paris, 1941. Ten years later, april academy award winner marion cotillard lives alone with her cat, darwin, and carries on her familys research in secret. It depicts an alternate steampunk world with a visual style based on the work of french. A version of this article appears in print on march 25, 2016, section c, page. April and the extraordinary world avril et le monde. Past film acmi presents april and the extraordinary world mild fantasy themes and animated violence. A family of scientists is on the brink of a powerful discovery when a mysterious suddenly abducts them, leaving their young daughter april behind. Studiocanal released the film in france on 4 november 2015. The film had its world premiere at the annecy international animation film festival on 15 june 2015. April and the extraordinary world set in a version of paris where human progress has stalled before the invention of electricity, this terrific toon evokes a lost era of.
A rigged world, april and the twisted world, april and the extraordinary world, avril et le monde truque. April 7, 2016 april and the extraordinary world, a fantasy film by christian desmares and franck ekinci, follows an orphaned girl in a paris whose technology ground to a halt around the time. April and the extraordinary world moves logically and comprehensibly from one strange event to the next, until eventually everything that the audience needs to know is explained. That happens right around the time that an armored, walking house carries april to. April and the extraordinary world is an animated french film set in a grungy, alternate history steampunk version of paris circa 1941. Avril marion cotillard, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents. Napoleon v reigns over france, where, like everywhere else on the globe, scholars and scientist are mysteriously. The work of the great comic book artist jacques tardi is cleverly and beautifully carried to the big screen in april and the extraordinary world avril et le monde truque, a surreal scifi period. April and the extraordinary world trailer animation 2016. Based on the original work of famous comic artist jacques tardi, the film is told with the same charming style as the source material.
April and the extraordinary world is a french animated film based on jacques tardis graphic novels that reimagine history. April and the twisted world, a rigged world, april and the extraoridinary world. After the worlds top scientists disappear, orphaned april secretly forges ahead with. Years later, april carries on her familys research in secret. April and the extraordinary world friday, march 25 thursday, june 9, 2016 from the producers of persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist jacques tardi comes a riveting scifi adventure set in an alternate steampunk universe. Sponsored by laika and the french american cultural society. From the producers of the academy awardnominated persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist jacques tardi comes a wildly imaginative scifi adventure set in an a. April and the extraordinary world takes place in a world where france is europes dominating power and the disappearance of the greatest scientists has brought technology to a standstill. A film guide that looks at april and the extraordinary world 2015, exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. Early 20thcentury france is completely coal and steampowered, ruled by napoleons heirs, and devoid of most scientists, who were long ago kidnapped or went into hiding, leaving the empire without technological innovations.
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