Category: Distributor: Pathe, Universal, RKO
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Two Brothers. Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. Pathe. 2004.
Set against the backdrop of 1920s French Indochina, Two Brothers chronicles the poignant journey of two tiger siblings, Kumal and Sangha. From playful cubs roaming freely in the wild, their lives take a turbulent turn when human intervention tears them apart. Kumal, captured by treasure hunters, ends up as a performing circus tiger, whilst Sangha,…
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Animal Farm. Dir. John Halas, Joy Batchelor. Pathe, Universal, RKO . 1954.
Halas and Batchelor’s 1954 Animal Farm holds a firm place in cinematic history as Britain’s second animated feature. The film is based on the 1945 novella by George Orwell and is often read as an allegory for communism and Stalinism. The unrest of the animals and desire for revolution also has echoes of Marxist ideas about the…
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Chicken Run. Dir. Peter Lord and Nick Park. Pathe Distribution Ltd.. 2000.
I must have first seen Aardman Animation’s Chicken Run (2000) around the age of seven, not long after its initial release, and I remember frequently quoting it after that. But the film’s self-consciousness about its family audience, manifested in the wonderful attention to detail, has meant that I have kept enjoying, noticing and learning new…