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  • 2006
  • R
  • Miramax
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • Miramax
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary Renaissance is a bold vision of a stark near future drenched in hidden secrets and technological frontiers. It takes film noir to its most stylized edge, utilizing live action motion capture, animated in 3D and rendered in high contrast black and white to create graphic novel come-to-life. (Miramax)

Directed By: Christian Volckman

Written By: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte, Michael Katims, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Patrick Raynal

  • 2006
  • R
  • Miramax
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • Miramax
  • 1 h 45 m

Renaissance

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
57
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 47 User Ratings
8.3
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Summary Renaissance is a bold vision of a stark near future drenched in hidden secrets and technological frontiers. It takes film noir to its most stylized edge, utilizing live action motion capture, animated in 3D and rendered in high contrast black and white to create graphic novel come-to-life. (Miramax)

Directed By: Christian Volckman

Written By: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte, Michael Katims, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Patrick Raynal

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
57
41% Positive
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59% Mixed
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
57
41% Positive
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59% Mixed
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88
The film's look is impressive; it's the most successful rotoscoping effort to date (far surpassing Richard Linklater's duo of "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly"), and causes every frame to drip atmosphere.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
75
Gorgeous and menacing at the same time.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
67
Some kind of wonderment.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
60
A visually wondrous experience in high-contrast black and white, bogged down by a slow, underwrought story and uninvolving characters. It would be easy to dismiss it as another great-looking film with little else to offer, but that wouldn't be entirely true.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW
50
Although intriguing to look at, Renaissance -- the latest animated film geared to adult audiences -- is undone by a plot that is ridiculously hard to follow and hackneyed.
By Peter Hartlaub FULL REVIEW
50
Over the course of 105 minutes, the brutal high contrast begins to strain the eyes. Effectively moody as it is, the style makes a convoluted story of corporate greed, high-tech espionage and science run amok even more difficult to follow.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
40
The director is Christian Volckman, whose skills as an animator greatly exceed his grasp of an idea worth pursuing.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 47 User Ratings
8.3
83% Positive
39 Ratings
0% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 47 User Ratings
8.3
83% Positive
39 Ratings
0% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company Odyssey Entertainment, Onyx Films, Millimages, Luxanimation, Timefirm Limited, France 2 Cinéma, Luxembourg Film Fund, La Région Île-de-France, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), MEDIA Plus, Allied Filmmakers, ON Animation Studios
Release Date Sep 22, 2006
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
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Tagline Paris 2054. Live forever or die trying.
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Awards

Fantasporto
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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