Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Princess Iron Fan: first Asian full-length animated movie is an overstretched “short cartoon”
Wan Guchan and Wan Laiming, “Princess Iron Fan” / “Tian Shan Gong Zhu” (1941) This
Tag: Animated Films
Kiki’s Delivery Service: charming film about maturity, finding oneself and never giving up hope
Hayao Miyazaki, “Kiki’s Delivery Service” (1989) A charming coming-of-age film about a young witch who
Profound themes of evolution, maturity, cycles of life and death, and Japan’s modern history in Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira”
Katsuhiro Otomo, “Akira” (1988) In an alternative but parallel universe in 1988, a scientific experiment
Princess Mononoke: flawed epic with ambition and good intentions
Hayao Miyazaki, “Princess Mononoke” (1997) When I first saw this movie about a decade ago,
Metropia: dystopian science fiction animated film offers little that’s fresh
Tarik Saleh, “Metropia” (2009) Set in a future post-apocalyptic Europe in 2024, where all underground
French and French-language Films
Persepolis: coming-of-age film could be more honest about life under police state regime
Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi, “Persepolis” (2007) Adapted from the graphic novel, originally published in
Australian and New Zealand Films
Mary and Max: claymation film labouring under plot aimed at both adults and children but failing both
Adam Elliot, “Mary and Max” (2008) Source: www.artabase.net This is a poignant film about how
