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MA VIE DE COURGETTE [MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI] Claude Barras France, 2016

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Animation  Comedy  Drama

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My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

My Life as a Zucchini was nominated for an Oscar in 2016's “Best Animated Film” category but ever since Shark Tale, that Award's reputation has been dodgy. Does this picture stand toe-to-toe with Zootopia and Moana, or was it a scramble to find 5 nominees?

Orphaned after his perpetually drunk mother falls down the stairs, Icare “Zucchini” (voiced by Erick Abbate in the English Dub, by Gaspard Schlatter in the Original French) is sent to an orphanage. There, he experiences the same joys and sorrows all children do while waiting for a family to adopt him.

What you’ll notice about this French/Swiss production from the first frame are its visuals. Even in a year that featured wonderful CGI Imagery, traditional animation courtesy of Wild Bunch/Studio Ghibli, and another great picture by Laika, My Life as a Zucchini stands out. The colors, character designs, and overall style are so perfectly suited to the story anyone suggesting anything else would seem like pure idiocy. With their exaggerated proportions and color-coded features, the characters evoke children’s drawings - the ones you used to do when you couldn’t count so everyone got about a dozen fingers on each hand - polished and brought to life. Instantly, you're transported to a time of innocence and simple joys, but there’s more to this film than basic emotions.

The silly-sounding title may lead you to believe that this is a picture for little kids, but you'd be wrong. Inside the adorable children living at the orphanage are feelings that would be difficult to handle even for adults. I wouldn’t recommend it for those under the age of 10, but for everyone else, wow. It’s both hilarious and heartbreaking that Zucchini has an empty beer can and a drawing of a superhero as mementos representing his dead mother and long-absent father. Without ever being sappy, forced, or cloying, the film turns towards you and opens its arms. All you can do is open yours in return and give it a big, warm hug. You’ll laugh at the children’s silly games, the way they ask each other about life’s big questions, and their wild logic-defying antics… until you start to think about them. At that point, you might be brought to tears.

It’s ultimately pointless to try and avoid falling in love with the characters of My Life as a Zucchini. I don’t know if I would’ve selected it as my pick for the best animated film of 2016, but it certainly would've been a contender. This is an excellent film, so bold in its visuals and so rich in heart. I had to jump through all sorts of hoops to see it and they were all worth it. When you check it out, stick around for the end credits. There’s a scene at the very end that gives us some insight into the process that brought this story to life. (Original French version on the big screen, October 7, 2017)

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La mia vita da Zucchina

La mia vita da Zucchina

Benvenuti o bentornati sul nostro blog. Nello scorso articolo ci siamo concentrati ancora una volta sulla Disney e il suo Periodo di Bronzo, arrivando in questo modo al loro 22° classico animato ossia Le avventure di Winnie the Pooh. Sono cresciuto guardando questo film, da piccolo l’avrò visto svariate volte e temevo, ora che sono cresciuto, che fosse invecchiato male. Invece mi sono dovuto…

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My Life as a Courgette (Barras, 2016)

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Film of the Month | ‘My Life as a Courgette

Directed by Claude Barras

After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.

Review: This film is beautifully eye-opening and depressing for it’s target audience. I cannot quite put into words of how it made me feel because I just felt numbed during and after the experience of watching it.

Personal Rating: 9/10

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My Life as a Zucchini (Switzerland - France, 2016)

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My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

My Rating: 8/10

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UK Movie Releases June 2017

1st Wonder Woman

2nd My Life as a Courgette

9th My Cousin Rachel The Mummy The Shack

16th Churchill Gifted

23rd Hampstead The Book of Henry Transformers: The Last Knight

28th Baby Driver

30th Despicable Me 3 The House

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My Life as a Zucchini

My Life as a Zucchini    [trailer]

I'm obviously not the main target group for this lovable stop-motion animated kid's movie. But I didn't mind spending an hour in the company of Courgette and his friends. It has a distinctive character design, and the colour scheme is is also very memorable. Surprised to find out that Sophie Hunger is responsible for the score. Seeing the kids dance along to Grauzone's song Eisbär sure made me smile.

I'm very pleased that the Swiss film got honoured with an Oscar nomination. Always nice when an animated movie, made far removed from Hollywood, gets recognition.

Side note, also surprised it isn't rated R in the US due to the nature of some of the dialogue.

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La Vida de Calabacín (2016)

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Título original: Ma Vie de Courguette

Dirección: Claude Barras

Guion: Calude Barras, Céline Sciamma, Germano Zullo, Morgan Navarro, (Historia: Gilles Paris)

Fotografía: David Toutevoix

Música: Sophie Hunger

Montaje: Valentin Rotelli

Productora: Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Animation, Gébéka Films, KNM

Año: 2016

Elenco: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera, Estelle Hennard, Elliot Sanchez, Lou Wick, Brigitte Rosset

País: Suiza, Francia

En algún momento hemos tenido la oportunidad de ayudar al desprotegido, estar para los que lo necesiten. Pero vivir las cosas desde el punto de vista del necesitado, es totalmente diferente. La Vida de Calabacín (2016) nos ayuda a empatizar con ellos.

La película trata sobre un niño apodado Calabacín, que luego de la muerte de su madre es trasladado a un orfanato. A partir de entonces deberá superar sus dificultades personales y aprender a adaptarse a su nueva vida junto con los otros niños huérfanos que también han atravesado una vida difícil.

Los personajes están magníficamente construidos y sus conflictos muy bien expuestos a lo largo de la película. El observar el proceso de adaptación de Calabacín es bastante refrescante, sobre todo por lo honesto. Lo acertado de cómo se maneja la manera en que piensan los niños, así como el humor en ello.

Esto es lo que le permite hablar de temas como sexualidad, abuso infantil, orfandad, sin incomodar a la gente y sin ofender a quienes lamentablemente han pasado por situaciones similares. Otra cosa que también es de admirar es que los encargados del orfanato no son los villanos de la película. A fin de cuentas, son funcionarios que quieren ayudar de la mejor manera posible con los recursos que disponen. Los antagonistas son los demonios personales de los niños.

Debido al poco tiempo con que cuenta la película, es vital aprovechar cualquier recurso que se tenga para dar información a la audiencia, sin saturar. Algo que se logra muy bien mediante la narración lineal con elipsis hiladas por medio de la correspondencia de Calabacín.

La decisión de usar stop motion para esta historia fue muy acertada. Junto con la paleta de colores llamativos, son una buena manera de recordarnos que los protagonistas son niños. Aunque, siempre con un toque negro u oscuro para recordarnos la cruenta realidad que viven los personajes. Algo reforzado a través del constante montaje de los dibujos infantiles.

Otro punto a favor fue el uso de la luz dura para definir los estados de ánimo de los personajes. Cuando nos presentan a Camile, ella se esconde en un oscuro armario (una chica con un esqueleto oculto) junto a un cómplice también con un par de huesos en los bolsillos. El resto de las acciones y trivialidades diarias siempre son brillantes, casi en un mediodía permanente.

Una película para la que no hay límite de edad, sin riesgo a traumatizar o idiotizar a los más pequeños. Con un mensaje lleno de optimismo y esperanza. Un retrato hecho con palabras sinceras que nos hace reflexionar sobre el lado duro de la vida.

Póster: lahiguera.net

Ficha Técnica: Imdb

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Ma Vie de Courgette

Onze #recensie van Ma Vie de Courgette ***1/2, te zien op @film1 @CineartNL #film #review

De Franse drama- en animatiefilm Ma Vie de Courgette (Mijn Naam is Courgette) gaat over een jong jongetje, met als bijnaam Courgette. Hij belandt na de dood van zijn moeder in een tehuis, waar hij vele andere lotgenootjes ontmoet. Aanpassen vindt Courgette maar lastig. Wat wij van Ma Vie de Courgette vinden, lees je in onze uit ongeveer 175 woorden bestaande B-recensie. (more…)

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#17 - Ma Vie De Courgette (2016)

#17 – Ma Vie De Courgette (2016)

Ma Vie De Courgette (My Life As A Courgette)

Directed by:  Claude Barras

Starring (French version):

Gaspard Schlatter

Sixtine Murat

Paulin Jaccoud

Michel Vuillermoz

English version:

Eric Abbate

Ness Krell

Romy Beckman

Nick Offerman

I LOVE animated films with a mature context and a dark style; Anomalisa, Ernest et Célestine, La tortue rouge (see my review for that here), Fantastic Mr. Fox. I…

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My Life as a Zucchini : Courgette (Original title - Ma vie de Courgette ) - Official Trailer 2016 - Gkids

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My Life as a Zucchini : Courgette (Original title - Ma vie de Courgette ) - Official Trailer 2016 - Gkids

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MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE

15/05/2016

Summary: After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.

Genre: Animation | Comedy | Drama

Director: Claude Barras

Starring: Gaspard Schlatter