Renaissance (2006) DVD

Renaissance

In 2054, Paris is a labyrinth where all movement is monitored and recorded. Casting a shadow over everything is the city's largest company, Avalon, which insinuates itself into every aspect of contemporary life to sell its primary export - youth and beauty. In this world of stark contrasts and rigid laws the populace is kept in line and accounted for.

Starring	Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack, Laura Blanc, Romola Garai
Director	Christian Volckman
Studio	PATHE DISTRIBUTION
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate
Genres	Animated, Drama, Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	DVD: 27 Nov 2006 Production year: 2006
Format	DVD

Critics' reviews (2) of Renaissance
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Take 'Metropolis' 'Blade Runner' and 'Sin City'... and you'll have a semblance of 'Renaissance'. Shines a new light on film noir
- Variety
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
Remarkable... Compares favourably with Sin City
- The Guardian
- Posted 08 Oct 2007
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30 out of 34 people found this review helpful

Performance Art

A sci-fi, film noir, shot entirely in stark black and white linier graphics, designed to replicate the style of cult French graphic novels, was never going to ring everyone’s bell.

Filmed using the modern animation technique of motion capture, the gorgeous visuals and breathtaking imagery almost, but don’t quite excuse this film its clichéd plot.

The style is certainly ground braking and interesting enough to make the film a worthwhile watch, as we travel through a bladerunneresque Parisian futurescape, but the lack of anything meaty plot wise leaves one feeling a little short-changed.

Huge on style, empty of any real content only the most avid animation fan will want to see this through to its conclusion.
- - Soulcurls from Southampton
  - Posted 04 Dec 2006 11:40
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

good CGI movie

A good version of a graphic novel. Unusual style which takes some getting used to - but once you got into it, it was fine. The story wasn't particularly complicated but was decent enough to hold your attention through the film.
- - A customer from hERTS UK
  - Posted 26 Feb 2007 18:29
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