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Mary and Max (VF)
Location
Main screening room
Date
December 20th, 2023
Duration
94 min
Cycle
Coq-à-l'âne !

This end-of-year cycle is an opportunity to bring together some of the finest 35mm prints in our collections.
The criteria that led to this selection:
a) the rarity of the chosen movie on film
b) the effect of contrast (period, style, culture) between one film and the other
c) the quality of conservation of the print

Mary and Max
Directed by
Adam Elliot
Language
French version
Origins
Australia
Year
2009
Duration
94 min
Genre
Animation
Format
35 mm
Synopsis

A young Australian woman, Mary, has a correspondence with Max, an autistic Jewish man from New York. This fragile friendship allows them to face the setbacks of their lives.

Mary and Max
Awards
"This is where Elliot's artistic genius comes into play: starting from an emotionally charged subject that we feel inextricably linked to his own existence, he avoids both pathos and demonstrative, while still managing to interest and even captivate his audience."
Philippe Moins, 2016

Adam Elliot

Adam Elliot, né le 2 janvier 1972 à Berwick, est un réalisateur australien de cinéma d'animation. Il réalise des films d'animation en volume. Il se dit influencé par les photographies de Diane Arbus, les films d'animation de Jan Švankmajer et par Elephant Man de David Lynch. Les critiques ont salué son monde poétique à la fois cocasse et émouvant.

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