Tout en haut du monde (2015)

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Siskoid
Long Way North (Tout en haut du monde, in French, literally At the Very Top of the World) is a lovely and unusual animated film about a 19th-Century Russian aristocrat whose grandfather gets lost on an expedition to the North Pole. She runs away from home to find him, gets passage on a ship, and with an often hostile crew, braves the ice. The result is a film that's at times quiet, at times exciting, at times cute and funny, and at times sad and bittersweet. My only real complaint is the dream sequence that somehow yields real clues... That was sort of confusing. If this were made in live action, the more dangerous adventure sequences would be truly harrowing. They still are. As an animated film, it has a simple "blocks of color" style with impressive lighting effects, and a way with comic montage. Watch to the end of the credits for various moments of closure. 6 years 3 months ago
MadaMaggie
A really lovely movie with an unique art style. With well developed characters, this movie portrays not only a journey to the ends of the earth, but also the inner emotional journey of the main character. As a negative, at certain times things seemed to be happening to conveniently for the plot. 7 years 2 months ago
Limbesdautomne
Mickey Mouth film (more your mouth is weird, better it is). It's also naive, anachronistic, sexist, boring and ugly.

Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers. 5 years 1 month ago