It should come
as no surprise
that my favorite film
is the 2003 animated movie
The Triplets of Belleville.
Directed by French filmmaker
Sylvain Chomet,
it encapsulates everything
I look for in a film:
magic, imagination, surrealism,
and subtle doses of comedy.
In 2013, Chomet
stepped out of his animation
comfort zone
and released his first
live action film
Attila Marcel.
While it is a bit more
shrouded in reality,
it is still full of elements
of surrealism and playful magic,
taking place almost entirely
in a quirky apartment
full of personalities.
For example,
our mute protagonist
is raised by twin sisters
who finish each other's
sentences (and freeze reality),
while a blind man
and a spiritual woman
open up new worlds.
It's an emotionally
loaded film
full of heart flutters
and tear jerkers,
one best paired
with a bottle of wine
and an open mind.
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