#Italian animation

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"Mermaid Magic" - August 22, 2024

[harpagornis]

Zerocalcare is what the world needs

I’m relatively new to Zerocalcare’s works. I watched Tear Along The Dotted Line and I was in love with that. Frankly, he’s an inspiration as an artist and activist, so I’ll be extra careful to not meet my hero.

This World Can’t Tear Me Down is even more ambitious than it’s predecessor, juggling social responsibilities with the simple fact that loved ones can disappoint us. With fascism lingering at every corner and immigrant rights still being infringed, this was a breath of fresh air, while being witty and soulful. And not only does it counter the aggressive rise in populism, it is also one of Netflix’s last hurrahs in the animation department.

Seriously, Netflix, get your shit together.

Both of his animated series touch upon a human element foremostly, that intimacy threatened by the world at large, which is also refreshing given moralistic cartoon critics that equally infest the internet. It truly shows the greyness of a situation while affirming that fascism has no excuse, and that balance is beyond savoury.

I recommend you inject yourself with these two series. You won’t be disappointed.

[narwhalsarefalling]

met these guys at LBX! seeing their behind-the-scene work made me even more excited for their upcoming project. I can’t wait to see it!

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Allegro non troppo (1976)

A film director comes up with a great idea of making a animated film to classical music but realises that some other company has done this before. To make this movie stand out he decided to have the orchestra made entirely of elderly woman and animated by a cartoonist locked in a dungeon.

The first segment is of a lonely satyr looking for love. Probably my least favourite of the bunch. I can't feel bad for the satyr since he's kind of a creep and is honestly boring compare to the later pieces.

The second segment is of a caveman creates a house but the rest of the caveman copies him so the first caveman feels the needs to constantly one up them. This is the shortest and most fast paced bit in the movie it's good for as a warm up to the other segments.

The third piece is basically your 'Rite of Spring' of Allegro non troppo except it also shows off evolution. The one is great while the first two didn't really match the music this one works very well with it. It just looks great, I love the grainy aesthetic and how weird some of these creatures look.

This one is definitely my favourite of the group with the evolution one being a close second. A stray cat lives in a abandoned building dreaming of the kind of home they could have. This is easily the most emotional part in the movie and works really well with the music they chose. It's in the same sketchy style as the last piece which I love. The cat feels so alive and moves very fluidly. If you don't want to watch this movie I'd still suggest watching these two segments as they are the best this movie has to offer.

The next one is of a bee just wanting to have her dinner in peace but is constantly interrupted by a couple of humans. They had a lot of fun with the perspective and is the comedy portion of the movie. It's fun not much else to say.

The last bit is a retelling of Adum and Eve but where the snake eats the apple instead. The poor snake experiences chaotic hallucinations of the future. I love the design of the snake he's really cute looking while still coming off as sneaky.

This was a fun time. It's very tongue and cheek while not being too cynical. The live action bits are pretty entertaining. Check it out if you're interested.

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The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (2019) ______________ dir. Lorenzo Mattotti cs. France; Italy

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For a little more context: original title is Mostri e Pirati, while in Poland it was known as either Potwory i Piraci (DVD version) or Piraci - Wyprawa po Skarby (TV version, aired first on TVN Style in 2008 and then on TV Puls in 2015). Episodes focused on rivalry between two crews of young pirates and their adventures while searching for various treasures (first season had 13 episodes, 13 minutes each, and 3 story arcs).

It was commissioned by Ferrero as tie-in for their figurine line from Kinder Surprise, had two seasons, only first one had Polish premiere (but it's available on YT in English, just saying).

If You're familiar with this cartoon or figurines line from Kinder Surprise (they had quite a lot of stuff, I remember that some kinder products had cards in packaging or booklet with info about characters), can You also write what You remember about it? I know it's quite obscure piece of media which is why I'm curious how many people might remember it.

(Also, just saying, episodes with DVD version of Polish dub are on YT if You're curious about it, although this is cartoon for quite young audience, like 7-10 years old according to Mondo World, who were studio responsible for creating it)

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Who would like to sign this petition and scan this code?

[despresfilmofficial]

More “La Linea” Doodles

[aspiritdrawings]

So crazy that my country's government literally financed a movie that looks like a shitty wish version of barbie's dream house. Istg we haven't produced good animation since winx (which got ruined in the long run anyways)

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“Winx Club” (Season 5) - August 26, 2012

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Sometimes I wonder how neo-nazis like clownfish would react if they knew of Zerocalcare tearing their asses a new one with animated series.

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Giacomo Balla

Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash

1912

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Mr Rossi looks for happiness (1976)

Mr Rossi is your average Joe who is stuck at a dead end job and is generally unhappy with his life. To cheer him up Mr Rossi's fairy godmother gives him a magical whistle that let's him travel through time. So Mr Rossi and his boss' dog travel through time to find happiness.

I don't like Mr Rossi as a character, he is meant to be this everyman that the audience can project onto but he has no agency whatsoever. I don't like how he treats the dog either, he's pretty controlling and doesn't want him to be friends with anyone but himself. I do like the point of the film though; that when or where you are won't make you happy but it's your own mindset that will make or break you. I don't know I just like how realistic that is.

Being a time travel movie it feels very segmented and honestly pretty repetitive. The limited animation works wells enough and is pleasing to the eye.

If you're interested in this movie check it out but there is a racist caricature in it just so you know.

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[bcakesbaxter]

Here is the animation James made for a workshop he did for the Nemo Academy in Florence. We had a great time there with Genndy Tartakovsky and his lovely wife. Genndy did a great workshop on story. Everyone at the Nemoland event was so welcoming, what a wonderful experience.💕

(He is basically saying: ‘Check it out, movable cartilage! Bendable! Find two ears more beautiful than these and I’ll leave.’)