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Waltz with Bashir
Why this pick
Folman’s earlier animated hybrid likewise lets subjective memory reshape reality, using bold, fluid imagery for an intimate and increasingly unsettling search for emotional truth.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Robin Wright is an aging actress with a reputation for being fickle and unreliable, so much so that nobody is willing to offer her roles. Her son, Aaron, suffers from Usher syndrome that is slowly destroying his sight and hearing. With the help of Dr. Barker (Paul Giamatti), Robin is barely able to stave off the worst effects of her son's decline. Robin agrees to sell the film rights to her digital image to Miramount Studios in exchange for a hefty sum of money and the promise to never act again. After her body is digitally scanned, the studio will be able to make films starring her, using only computer graphics.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Aaron Wright
Jörg Vincent Malotki
Man in Zeppelin
Danny Huston
Jeff Green
Michael Stahl-David
Steve
Paul Giamatti
Dr Barker
Robin Wright
Robin Wright
Harvey Keitel
Al
Jon Hamm
Dylan Truliner (voice)