Renaissance (2006)

Directed by

Christian Volckman

Genre

cyberpunk, action film, science fiction film, neo-noir, flashback film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 288 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a futuristic Paris, a French policeman investigates the kidnapping of a scientist who may have discovered the secret to eternal life. The film uses black-and-white animation with occasional color details.

grittystylishfast-pacednoirishfuturisticmysteriousbleakcerebral

What happens

Renaissance (also known as Paris 2054: Renaissance) is a 2006 animated tech noir film. The film, which was co-produced in France, the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, was directed by Christian Volckman. It was released on 15 March 2006 in France and 28 July 2006 in the UK by Pathé Distribution and on 22 September 2006 in the US by Miramax Films. In the English-language version, some of the main characters are voiced by Daniel Craig, Jonathan Pryce and Ian Holm. Renaissance uses a style of motion capture animation in which almost all images are exclusively black-and-white; only occasional colour is used for detail. The film concerns a French policeman investigating the kidnapping of a scientist who may hold the key to eternal life in a futuristic and slightly dystopian Paris. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $1.8 million against a budget of $18 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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