This little film blew me away. I have always been fascinated by puppets...Especially the Japanese Art of Bunraku. I was able to see a few Bunraku plays when I was working in Osaka and they are sooooo moving and beautiful. A poem by a favorite poet/artist of mine William Blake is used loosely for the story.
The combination of 2D, puppetry, live action and other elements is really fun to watch and the landscape reminds me of my time in Japan even though it was filmed in São Paulo. I think films like this relate to what Glen Keane speaks of in Part 2 of his podcast (see previous posting) where the evolution of the animation aesthetic has a far way to go still and computers and technology are paving the way to push what people see as an animated film.
