Robot Dreams (2023)

[BluBonnet]

There does not seem to be a thread for this movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsJN20f9uAg

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

There does not seem to be a thread for this movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsJN20f9uAg

Look the 2-D animation people have been asking for. I bet it is ignored.

[drb999]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Look the 2-D animation people have been asking for. I bet it is ignored.

But I didn’t ask for it.

[Misioon_Odisea]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

There does not seem to be a thread for this movie.

Thank you for creating the thread! As one of 2023's greatest and most special animated feature films, this is one that absolutely deserves all the attention and acclaim it can get. Spread the word! Everybody will want to watch Pablo Berger's Robot Dreams when it officially releases to the public in the United States.

And it has to be said, not many people may acknowledge it yet, but Spain is actually just as big and important an animation powerhouse as France is; with countless of excellent and unmissable productions originating from its lands,

[Show spoiler]including but not limited to Chico & Rita, Nocturna, Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, Birdboy: The Forgotten Children, Klaus, Unicorn Wars, They Shot the Piano Player, the upcoming Girl and Wolf and this very same one,

Spain is quickly becoming one of the greatest and most prolific bastions for quality animation worldwide, together with neighboring France and the rest of Europe. ¡Adelante, España!

Manolo Escobar - Que Viva España

[BluBonnet]

[mwynn]

Robot Dreams (2023) - Official Trailer | Grand Prix at Annecy Festival 2023 - YouTube

[Misioon_Odisea]

New article about Robot Dreams and director Pablo Berger published at Screen Daily today, including the decision of creating an animated film after working in live-action, and the process of adaptation from the original graphic novel:

Read more at https://www.screendaily.com/features...189245.article

Originally Posted by Neil Smith

How 'Robot Dreams' director Pablo Berger made a dialogue-free love letter to New York

After three highly regarded live-action features, Pablo Berger makes his animation debut with a graphic-novel adaptation about a robot and a dog. Screen speaks to him about New York-set charmer Robot Dreams.


SOURCE: CURZON / NEON
‘ROBOT DREAMS’

Numerous directors — Brad Bird, Marjane Satrapi and Travis Knight among them — have successfully transitioned into live action after starting out in animation. Yet directors who have made that move in reverse are conspicuously scarce in number, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Linklater and lately Wes Anderson forming part of a relatively small cohort of filmmakers to work consistently across both formats.

Having made his name and international reputation with his 2003 debut feature Torremolinos 73, 2012’s Blancanieves and 2017’s Abracadabra, Spain’s Pablo Berger had no desire to make an animated film. On rereading Sara Varon’s 2007 graphic novel Robot Dreams, however, he found himself unexpectedly moved to tears by its poignant and wordless tale of a lonely city-dwelling canine who buys an automaton for companionship, only to be forcibly separated when the robot is stranded on a beach its owner cannot access.

“I felt the same things I’d felt all the other times I had read it, but this time when I got to the end it moved me deeply,” he tells Screen International from his home town of Bilbao. “I had never cried reading a graphic novel before, so at that moment I thought I would love to make an animated film from Sara’s book.”

[Misioon_Odisea]

Just published at Blu-ray.com is a stellar review of Robot Dreams, rated 9/10 by Brian Orndorf:

https://www.blu-ray.com/Robot-Dreams/1700459/#Review

Man, this is so exciting, I can't wait to watch it myself! I wish it could premiere in movie theaters in my country, because passionate animation projects like Robot Dreams are exactly the kind of movies I strive for watching on the big screen and later owning on physical home video.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Misioon_Odisea

I wish it could premiere in movie theaters in my country

Which country is it? Do most European movies play there?

[Misioon_Odisea]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Which country is it? Do most European movies play there?

Venezuela. No, very rarely do they premiere anything out of the mainstream here, especially when it comes to animation; we're not even getting The Boy and the Heron here. Whatever they bring to cinemas in animation that's not a mainstream American studio product or (in more recent years) a Crunchyroll import, it's more often than not low-budget kiddie fodder. The first European animated production of significance I had the opportunity to watch on the big screen in several years was Mavka, The Forest Song when it premiered here earlier this very month. Prior to that, I believe Planet 51 from Spain is the last one I recall, way back in 2009.

[BluBonnet]

[Predatorix38417]

I heard about this and was surprised to see its nomination until I read what critics were saying about it. Looking forward to checking it out eventually.

[Misioon_Odisea]

The movie will now be released in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, May 31, 2024:

https://www.mensjournal.com/streamin...t-half-of-2024

Originally Posted by Billie Melissa

Every NEON Film Releasing in the First Half of 2024

NEON has announced its upcoming release dates for the first half of 2024, including the theatrical run for Academy Award-nominees Perfect Days and Robot Dreams.

Robot Dreams

• Release Date: May 31

https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/r...hedule-changes

Theatrical Release Changes for the Week Ending February 11, 2024

Neon announced a new release date for Robot Dreams (Wide) on May 31, 2024. Previously this movie was announced as "During 2024".

[The Debts]

Originally Posted by Misioon_Odisea

The movie will now be released in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, May 31, 2024:

https://www.mensjournal.com/streamin...t-half-of-2024



https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/r...hedule-changes

Excellent! This looks so lovely.

[Misioon_Odisea]

New interview with artist Paul Rivoche about his work on Robot Dreams as a background designer published at Animation Magazine, including how he got to work on the project and how his career at the graphic novel and animation industries have evolved over time. It's very in-depth, and Rivoche spares no detail with his answers:

Read more at https://www.animationmagazine.net/20...ms-and-beyond/

Originally Posted by Ramin Zahed

Artist Paul Rivoche Discusses His Work on the Oscar-Nominated ‘Robot Dreams’ and Beyond


Paul Rivoche

Canadian comic-book artist, writer, illustrator and animation background designer Paul Rivoche is best known for numerous animated projects, including the cult classic movie Rock & Rule, the graphic novel The Forgotten Man and working as a celebrated background designer and layout artist for shows such as Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and Justice League: The New Frontier. He also worked as background designer for Pablo Berger’s acclaimed Oscar-nominated feature Robot Dreams. Paul was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about his career in an email interview.

[E_I]

Coming to Appple Tv?

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/robot-...b0n5cqwjzmyiki

[Brandon K]

Blu-ray please!

The animation style feels a bit like Futurama.

[Mao]

Originally Posted by Brandon K

Blu-ray please!

The animation style feels a bit like Futurama.

Please! Ready to purchase!

[Gerby]

Absolutely wonderful film, i'll be surprised if it's not in my top 10 films of 2024 by the end of the year.

[Foggy]

Caught it a couple weeks ago and I agree with people here, it’s 100% delightful.