unexplored animations and fantasy
here, i mainly concentrated on serious animations and fantasy genre with unorthodox presentations and heavier content. here again i emphasized in the contemporary ones.
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- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsKenji MizuhashiYoshimi KondouSatomi HanamuraTold in three interconnected segments, Takaki tells the story of his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.this film cocktails three isolated stories with the same aura of depressed and melancholic attire
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBob GeldofChristine HargreavesJames LaurensonA confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.here also pink floyd's music album has been semi animated with the sickest and loneliest epiphany
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsKeanu ReevesWinona RyderRobert Downey Jr.An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.from the director of before sunrise, this thrilling drama turns to be one of the oddest animations
- DirectorÁron GauderStarsL.L. JuniorLászló SzacsvayGyözö SzabóIn a Budapest ghetto, Richie, a young gypsy in love with Julia, daughter of the local Hungarian pimp, wants to put an end to the old family feuds. But there's only one way to do it: money. For that, Richie goes back in time to eradicate mammoths and turn them into oil he'll be able to sell later.this caricautirstic hungarian drama projects the lawproviders and the lawbreakers
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeTrevor Jack BrooksLorelei LinklaterA man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.this is the greatest animation i ever saw, with no plot but just discussing about various philosophical ideas, bangs on the root of the establishment of the holywoodish idea of animation
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi YamaguchiA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.this is cult Japanese animation with deep human emotions intact among the brutal facade war, also relevant after 23 years
- DirectorF.A. BrabecStarsMartina BezouskováSylvie KraslováSára VorískováSeven unrelated Czech fairy tales from 1853 by Karel Jaromír Erben, united by folklore, atmosphere, and visuals, form this anthology film exploring themes through a series of poetic vignettes without a cohesive narrative.well, this is not, what is just animation but a way beyond that, where three facets of poetry are revealed in 3 different texture and description gives us a grand feeling of divinity.
- DirectorEsteban SapirStarsAlejandro UrdapilletaValeria BertuccelliJulieta CardinaliThis near-silent black and white film from Argentina tells the story of a city that has lost its voice, stolen by Mr. TV, and the attempts of a small family to win the voice back. Similar in design to early German expressionist films.tim buton fans will be surprised watching this because there are directors making better films with better content and form
- DirectorSylvain ChometStarsJean-Claude DondaEilidh RankinDuncan MacNeilA French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever.serenity is poured into this french animation, where an unsuccessful old magician searches for a life
- DirectorAdam ElliotStarsToni CollettePhilip Seymour HoffmanEric BanaIn 1976 Melbourne, a lonely 8-year-old girl strikes up a correspondence with an unlikely pen pal: a severely obese 44-year-old New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome.this is a real touching love tale of two isolated persons, separated by distance age and ego, but glued with words and love..entirely told in voice over and palyed in claymation.
- DirectorTarik SalehStarsVincent GalloJuliette LewisUdo KierA complex story of a misaligned man, though good intent, creating a nightmarish Dystopian existence.ground-breaking animation placed in a futuristic timescape
- DirectorChristian VolckmanStarsDaniel CraigCatherine McCormackJonathan PryceA young gene researcher, Ilona, is kidnapped in a future Paris. Police Captain Karas and his team are in charge of finding her.this is a black and white animation leaves you flabbergasted with its stunning visuals
- DirectorAri FolmanStarsAri FolmanRon Ben-YishaiRonny DayagAn Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.one of best 5 films i ever saw which leaves you an imprint of political fuel, visual surprise, and great music (by max richter) and unerathening debut direction. i wonder why this film did not get the oscar
- DirectorVincent ParonnaudMarjane SatrapiStarsChiara MastroianniCatherine DeneuveGena RowlandsA precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.this iranian biopic wraps us in a march of political frames and wondering animation
- DirectorKelly AsburyLorna CookStarsMatt DamonJames CromwellDaniel StudiA captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.if you have an eye to see through, you would appreciate that this film procures the slap on the face of ruling mentality of civilsed american majors, executed over the downtrodden red indians. byan adam's palybacks are added to the voice of this film.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Homer pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.this has been a historical milesstone in american films, which sledgehammered on the popular american mainstream and immediately became a cult
- DirectorTomm MooreNora TwomeyStarsEvan McGuireBrendan GleesonMick LallyA young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.this has not been that popular, but the halucinating anmating pattrens are wonderful
- DirectorPaul FierlingerSandra FierlingerStarsChristopher PlummerLynn RedgraveIsabella RosselliniThe story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends.this is very funny animation personifying a dog, a great pencilsketches on move and an entertaining canine saga
- DirectorSatoshi KonStarsJunko IwaoRica MatsumotoShinpachi TsujiA pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.this japanese film can be called as a animation counterpart of 'requiem for a dream'
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiYoshio SuzukiStarsHidetaka YoshiokaMasato HagiwaraYuka NanriIn an alternate postwar timeline, Japan is divided into the Union-controlled North and the US-controlled South.this is a bunch of futuristic animations greatly depicted and spiced with blissful sadness.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMary Kay BergmanWhen Stan Marsh and his friends go see an R-rated movie, they start cursing and their parents think that Canada is to blame.this is one of the most entertaining animation where a war is waged between USA and canada, centering around a canadian harsh comedy
- DirectorRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsJames FrancoTodd RotondiJon PrescottAs Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.this is a semi-animation of ginsberg;s fiest literary work 'howl'
- DirectorNic BalthazarStarsMarijke PinoyGreg TimmermansCesar De SutterAs an alternative to getting bullied at school, an autistic teenager retreats into the world of online role-playing games.an isolated person searches solace in virtual wold
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.this is a great allegory of post civil war Spain and the onset of franco era..harry potter and lord of the ring lovers are specially advised to watch this
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri JärvetA psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.no list of fiction movies can be summed up without tarkovsky's solyaris, where space is a lonely place and humanity is a confined hallucination..but sodergergh's solaris sucks.
- DirectorAdam ElliotStarsGeoffrey RushKamahlJohn FlausThe odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.this is the precursor of mary and max, a great story of a man with tourette's syndrome . voice over given by geoffry rush
- DirectorChris MarkerStarsÉtienne BeckerJean NégroniHélène ChatelainThe story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.people who loved twelve monkeys, this is to inform you that this film was the masterpiece of chris marker and was the main ingrediant of twelve monkeys
- DirectorShari Springer BermanRobert PulciniStarsPaul GiamattiShari Springer BermanHarvey PekarAn original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.the texture of the film is truely odd and american splendor is america's underground superhero
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsEwan McGregorAlbert FinneyBilly CrudupA frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.this is the one of only 2 movies of tim burton (another one is ed wood) i like. here a person's imaginations is overlapped with reality and a great saturation of fact and fiction
- DirectorFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce WillisAn exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.i put this film last on the list because popular films are not what concerns me, whatsoever, the animation is stunning and the gore and editing is loathesome