Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

Directed by

Dean Fleischer Camp

Genre

comedy film, mockumentary, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 710 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tiny talking seashell named Marcel lives with his grandmother in a rented house. After a filmmaker moves in, they make a video about Marcel's life. Marcel gains online fame and hopes it can help him find his missing family.

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What happens

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a 2021 American independent mockumentary film directed by Dean Fleischer Camp in his feature directorial debut. Combining live action and stop motion animation, it is based on and serves both as a direct stand-alone sequel and prequel to the series of Marcel the Shell shorts by Jenny Slate and Fleischer Camp, both were co-written with Nick Paley. Slate reprises her voice role as Marcel, an anthropomorphic seashell. Fleischer Camp, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Lesley Stahl, and Isabella Rossellini also star. The film follows Marcel, a shell who lives with his grandmother, Connie, after posting a short film online bringing Marcel millions of passionate fans and a new hope of reuniting with his long-lost family. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021, and began a limited release in the United States by A24 on June 24, 2022, before its wide release on July 15. It was critically acclaimed and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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