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Anomalisa
2015 91 min United States of America R 18+
★7.9
Animation, Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman
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Description
An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.
Budget:
$8M
US Gross:
$3.76M
Worldwide:
$5.7M
Starring
David Thewlis
Actor
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Actor
Tom Noonan
Actor
Awards
Venice Film Festival 2015
— Future Film Festival Digital Award
Venice Film Festival 2015
— Special Jury Prize
Venice Film Festival 2015
— Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival 2015
— Future Film Festival Digital Award
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Animated Feature
Venice Film Festival 2015
— Special Jury Prize
Golden Globe 2016
— Best Animated Feature
Key opinion
Anomalisa is widely praised as a profoundly original and unsettling exploration of existential loneliness and human alienation. While its unique stop-motion puppetry and daring narrative style earn significant acclaim, reactions to the emotional resonance of its protagonist’s journey remain varied.
| Originality | The stop-motion puppetry effectively externalizes the protagonist's profound alienation through the use of identical faces and shared voice acting for all secondary characters. | |
| Theme | Charlie Kaufman’s screenplay offers a sharp, melancholic observation of mid-life crisis and the paradox of seeking connection while viewing others as mundane objects. | |
| Production | The film is a technically daring piece of adult-oriented animation that successfully eschews family-friendly tropes to tell a raw, R-rated story. | |
| Ending | The film’s refusal to provide a clear moral lesson or hopeful resolution leaves viewers divided; some appreciate the lingering, haunting ambiguity, while others find the narrative ultimately hollow or lacking emotional depth. |