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The Secret of Kells
Why this pick
Its hand-drawn storybook imagery, youthful quest, and playful encounters with myth echo the handmade wonder and literary imagination of Will Vinton’s animated Twain voyage.
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MOVIE1985 1h 26m USA
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Why this pick
A boldly stylized, surreal animated odyssey with cosmic imagery and folkloric strangeness—well suited to the dreamlike, uncanny side of The Adventures of Mark Twain.
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The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
Why this pick
This short’s Victorian airships, eerie stop-motion silhouettes, and fanciful expedition atmosphere make it a particularly close visual companion to Vinton’s airborne adventure.
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Kubo and the Two Strings
Why this pick
A tactile stop-motion fantasy that pairs a young hero’s imaginative journey with darkly beautiful mythic imagery, balancing family adventure with genuine melancholy.
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The Thief and the Cobbler
Why this pick
Its lavishly hand-built visual invention and surreal comic set pieces offer the same sense that animation can become a strange, elaborate dream rather than merely a children’s cartoon.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After having a bout of one-upmanship, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Becky Thatcher sneak aboard an airship piloted by Mark Twain in an attempt to become famous aeronauts. Upon discovery, they find that Mark Twain intends to pilot the airship to meet Halley's Comet. Worried that this goal will end in their deaths, the trio learn to fly the ship while conspiring to sabotage the voyage.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Michele Mariana
Becky Thatcher (voice)
John Morrison
Adam (voice)
James Whitmore
Mark Twain (voice)
Dal McKennon
Jim Smiley (voice)