Academy Awards, USA 2010
| Nominated Oscar | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Tomm Moore |
Gkids
Directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, New Video/Flatiron Film)
In an Irish medieval town, a boy is raised by his stern uncle, the abbot. The boy helps the town scribes at their work in making books, while his uncle tries to complete a wall which will keep out invaders. One day a scribe from a neighboring town arrives with a book which mesmerizes everyone except the abbot. A special ink is needed to complete it, and the boy sneaks off into the forest to gather the necessary raw ingredients, getting plenty of help from a friendly female forest fairy. His uncle locks him in a tower to prevent him from venturing into the forest again, but he does anyway, this time to bring back a crystal needed to complete the book. Meanwhile, Vikings destroy the town and threaten to take away the book. Vivid, stylized animation that is steeped in Irish mythology. Soundtrack by Irish group Kila is superb, including the haunting "Aisling's Song" devoted to a cat named Pangur Ban.
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