Filmed entirely in breathtaking stop-motion animation, the Oscar-nominated 'Anomalisa' was hailed The Guardian's Best Film of 2016.
Michael Stone, a husband, father and successful motivational speaker, is crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to a customer service convention in Cincinnati, he checks into his hotel and prepares to once more go through the motions. But this time a chance meeting with Lisa, an unassuming baked goods sales rep, throws the dullness into disarray and Michael feels he may have just met someone who can make a change. . .
Smart, humorously absurd and bracingly humane, 'Anomalisa' is a technically stunning work of animation, beautifully orchestrated by co-director Duke Johnson and scored by Carter Burwell ('Carol', 'In Bruges', 'Fargo'). Drawing brilliant performances from David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Noonan, it sees Charlie Kaufman at his daring, dazzling best.
★★★★★ "Happiness is transient. Love an anomaly. We’re lucky such art as this is not" - Catherine Shoard, The Guardian
★★★★★ "Charlie Kaufman's existential stop-motion animation is predictably strange but unexpectedly profound" - Robbie Collin, The Telegraph
★★★★★ "A masterpiece about the human condition - with puppets" – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
15
90 minutes
2016
Drama, Comedy
United States
English
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