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Moonrise Kingdom
Released: 25/05/2012
General release
Double Academy Award Nominee Wes Anderson returns to his distinctive aesthetic (and live action) after animating Roald Dahl's classic Fantastic Mr Fox. Rounding up usual suspects, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, The Royal Tenenbaums director shows us a community on the hunt for Suzy and Sam, who, aged 12 and in the throes of first love, have decided to run away together.
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Empire“Charming, daft, bright and joyful...” As funny, bittersweet and as distinct as you’d expect from Wes Anderson, a director who helps you know you are not alone. Terrific performances from sprogs to stars and a lovely sense of the sorrow and joy of growing up...
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Little White Lies“Repeat viewings are essential...” nderson has finally managed to anchor his trademark whimsy with a sincere and heady romanticism, and by the end, you may even be reaching for your immaculately embroidered handkerchief (or neck scarf) to wipe away the tears...
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Total Film “No-one ‘does’ Anderson so well as he does...” Fleet, funny, impeccably orchestrated: whimsical Wes returns on top of his game. Non-fans might call it over-familiar comfort cinema but with the craft so loving and new elements so well-integrated, his singular pitch remains a thing to cherish...
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Time Out“Straightaway you know you’re in a film by Wes Anderson...” It’s so full of a joyous love for the medium and smart without being clever-clever. Its childishness, sense of innocence and eye for fun all make it a very easy film to love...
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The Telegraph“Marks something of a return...” The director’s gifts are evident from the dazzling first sequence in the sprawling house where Suzy lives with her three younger brothers. Anderson uses long tracking shots, then zooms in and out of the action...
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Guardian“Nothing more than a souffle of strangeness, but it rises superbly...” This is an evocation of young love in a more innocent America: a charming, beautifully wrought, if somehow depthless film; heartfelt and thought through to the tiniest, quirkiest detail in classic Anderson style...
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