Renaissance (film)

Movie
German title	Renaissance
Original title	Renaissance
Country of production	France , Luxembourg , United Kingdom
original language	French , English
Publishing year	2006
length	101 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Christian Volckman
script	Alexandre de La Patellière , Mathieu Delaporte , Jean-Bernard Pouy , Patrick Raynal
music	Nicholas Dodd
cut	Pascal Tosi
occupation
Speaker French / English Patrick Floersheim / Daniel Craig : Barthélémy Karas Laura Blanc / Catherine McCormack : Bislane Tasuiev Virginie Mery / Romola Garai : Ilona Tasuiev Gabriel Le Doze / Jonathan Pryce : Paul Dellenbach Marc Cassot / Ian Holm : Jonas Muller Bruno Choel / Jerome Causse: Pierre Amiel Marc Alfos / Pax Baldwin: Nusrat Farfella

Renaissance is a computer-animated science fiction film released in 2006 . The first work by French director Christian Volckman is almost entirely in high-contrast black and white and is based on " motion capture " processes. The German premiere took place on July 22, 2006 as part of the Fantasy Film Festival .

action

The scene is futuristic Paris in 2054. Inspector Barthélémy Karas is supposed to investigate the disappearance of the equally beautiful and brilliant scientist Ilona Tasuiev. The powerful pharmaceutical company Avalon has high hopes for the research work of its 22-year-old employee and is putting pressure on the investigator accordingly. Together with Ilona's beautiful sister Bislane, Karas uncovered a conspiracy during his investigation. Ilona's research holds the key to a mystery that questions the future of humanity: immortality.

Reviews

According to Splashmovies , Renaissance is an imaginative thriller, the unusual look of which is strongly reminiscent of Sin City .

The Lexikon des Internationale Films and MovieGod.de also find words of praise for animation and design, but the plot is “too familiar and lacking in ideas” or “really innovative”.

Awards

Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2006

• Feature Film Award

Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto 2007

• Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver

Web links

• Renaissance in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official French site for the film
• Ascot Elite German rental version

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release certificate for Renaissance . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2006 (PDF; test number: 108 267 DVD).
2. ^ DVD review - Renaissance at splashmovies.de, by Jörg Hesse
3. ↑ Renaissance. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
4. ↑ Renaissance Film Critics at MovieGods.de, Tom Maurer