Underplayed Gems

Klaus (2019)

Klaus poster
Directed by
Sergio Pablos
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, adventure film, children's film, Christmas film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 4,723 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A spoiled postman is sent to a remote frozen island where he must deliver 6000 letters to keep his job. He meets a quiet toymaker and together they start a tradition that brings joy to the children of the town.

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What happens

Klaus is a 2019 animated Christmas film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Sergio Pablos in his directorial debut, produced by his company the SPA Studios and distributed by Netflix. A traditionally animated film, it stars the voices of Jason Schwartzman, J. K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso, Neda Margrethe Labba, Pablos (in a dual role), Norm Macdonald (in his final film role released in his lifetime), and Joan Cusack. Serving as an origin story of Santa Claus and using a fictionalized 19th-century setting, the plot revolves around a postman stationed in an island town to the Far North who befriends a reclusive toymaker (Klaus). Klaus was released on 8 November 2019 and received critical acclaim for its animation, story, emotional depth, humor, narrative, and vocal performances. It won seven awards at the 47th Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature, and also won Best Animated Film at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards. The film was also nominated at the 92nd Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, making it the first animated film from Netflix to be nominated for an Academy Award, as well as the first animated film released by a streaming service to be nominated, alongside I Lost My Body (also Netflix), but lost to Toy Story 4, which also starred Cusack. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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