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The Inventor

2023 · 92 min

A gentle, visually inventive stroll through a curious mind, mixing stop-motion charm with thoughtful musings on art and existence.

Genres
Animation, Drama, Family
Tagline
Imagination takes flight.
Overview
The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question – "What is the meaning of it all?"

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • science
  • identity
  • death
  • ambition
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation, drama, family, history
Directed by
Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon
Written by
Jim Capobianco
Starring
Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Matt Berry, Natalie Palamides, Jim Capobianco, Ben Stranahan, Jane Osborn
Music
Alex Mandel
Cinematography
Marijke Van Kets
Runtime
92 min
Country
France, Ireland, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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