Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Selected by the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch.

Selected by the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch.

An adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s novel of the same title, Wes Anderson’s first animation work, in collaboration with animation director Mark Gustafson (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio), is meticulously crafted, utilizing traditional stop-motion techniques such as puppetry and practical effects. In this Academy Award–nominated feature, Mr. Fox pulls off a series of daring heists on the neighboring human farmers. When a war is declared by the farmers, threatening the lives of his family and friends, Mr. Fox plans to outsmart the humans.

DIRECTED BY: Wes Anderson. WRITTEN BY: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach. WITH: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray. 2009. 88 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. DCP.

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