Film Festival 09 - The Secret Of Kells
The Secret of Kells
France/Belgium/Ireland 2009, 75m
Director: Tomm Moore
Festivals: Berlin 2009
"Visually ravishing and doused in Celtic magic, Irish animated
feature The Secret of Kells takes as its plot source and stylistic
inspiration the 8th-century Book of Kells, an intricately
illuminated Latin gospel that is widely considered to be Ireland's
greatest national treasure. Our hero is child-monk Brendan, a
red-haired lad whose curiosity keeps leading him into scrapes." -
Lee Marshall, Screendaily. "By focusing less on the book& and
more on the child who would eventually complete the years of labor
that went into its creation, Moore and Twohey have created a
charming, gorgeously realized fable about the power of imagination
and art to thrive even in the most hostile times& [Moore's]
world is richly detailed and strikingly unique, folding
traditionally Irish influences into a riot of color and detail that
dazzle the eyes& His characters are just as richly detailed as
his visuals, the messages simple and universal." - Todd Brown,
Twitch
www.thesecretofkells.com
