My Life as a Zucchini currently has an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 and has been rated by 27 users on our platform.
The excellent script for this initially bleak stop-motion drama, which is co-written by Céline Sciamma, doesn't set a foot wrong. Every moment rings true.
...this beautifully tender and empathetic film addresses kids and adults alike in clear and compassionate tones that span – and perhaps heal – generations.
Read full review at The Guardian...with their big eyes and subtle stop-motion movements, the Plasticine characters are hugely expressive, while the action is dotted with joyous set-pieces...
Read full review at EmpireThere’s magic in every stop-motion frame of this miniature gem...
Read full review at Little White Lies...a little miracle of gentleness, tenderness and intense, traditional Frenchness.
Read full review at The Guardian...a stop-motion stunner as heartbreaking as it is beautiful...
Read full review at The TelegraphThis French movie uses remarkably expressive stop-motion animation to create an honesty and sense of whimsy that help offset the darkness of the intrinsic story.
Read full review at The Austin Chronicle’Mit liv som Squash’ gør op med filmklicheen om børnehjemmet som et utrygt og uhyggeligt sted uden at forfalde til rent fantasiunivers som Tim Burton i ’Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’.
Read full review at Soundvenue...där bultar mer mänsklighet än jag har sett i en barnfilm på åratal.
Read full review at Dagens NyheterDen er sød og en anelse forudsigelig, men figurerne i den er interessante og filmens generelt loyale beskrivelser af både bøller og ofre giver ungerne på børnehjemmet et afrundet og troværdigt præg.
Read full review at CinemazoneAbsolut fremragende 'socialrealistisk' animationsfilm for større børn og voksne. Manuskript af instruktøren Celine Sciamma ("Portræt af en Kvinde i Flammer" etc)
...ag inte kan minnas när jag såg lika levande karaktärer senast i en animerad film.
Read full review at Filmtopp...man sidder tilbage med en oplevelse af at have mødt en samling gode, små væsener og nydt deres selskab...
Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko…en av årets starkaste barnfilmer som lyckas vara både vacker, gripande, eftertänksam och underhållande samtidigt.
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