Claude Barras' feature debut about orphaned children is notable for both its bold subject matter and its format: a stop-motion film produced in French.
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My Life as a Zucchini, a trim and snug Swiss-French co-production about an orphaned boy, is a moving animation of the stop-motion variety.
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This 70-minute stop-motion feature took the grand jury prize and the audience award at the top-drawer Annency International Animation Film Festival.
The thing I love first and foremost is the incredible visual sense. It has such a unique color scheme and claymation style. It really makes it ...