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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Its fiercely stylised hand-drawn imagery, mythic quest structure, and kaleidoscopic visual invention make it a strong match for the ornamental fantasy and animation-first storytelling of Richard Williams’s film.
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Why this pick
A visually singular folktale rendered with astonishingly expressive draftsmanship, it shares the sense that every movement, line, and elaborate image has been crafted for the sheer pleasure of animation.
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Why this pick
This silent, Arabian Nights-inspired silhouette fantasy offers intricate handmade motion, a storybook sense of peril, and the same delight in visual choreography over dialogue.
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Why this pick
Nearly wordless and exquisitely composed, it similarly trusts pantomime, clear visual storytelling, and patiently observed movement to create a fable-like animated experience.
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Why this pick
Its dense, decorative designs turn folklore into a living illuminated manuscript, matching the pleasure of entering a fully imagined world whose backgrounds and action are packed with visual wit.
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01 / THE STORY
The film opens with a narrator describing a prosperous city called the Golden City, ruled by the sleepy King Nod and protected by three golden balls atop its tallest minaret. According to a prophecy, the city would fall to a race of warlike, one-eyed monsters, known as "One-Eyes", should the balls be removed, and could only be saved by "the simplest soul with the smallest and simplest of things". Living in the city are the good-hearted Shoemaking Tack, named for the ubiquitous pair of tacks held in his mouth, and a nameless, unsuccessful yet persistent thief.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Zigzag the Grand Vizier (voice)
Mighty One-Eye (voice)
Princess YumYum
Brigand (voice)
Brigand
Tack the Cobbler
Tack the Cobbler
Princess YumYum
