‘A Cat In Paris’ And ‘Chico & Rita’ Trailers: Get A Taste Of Two Lesser-Known Oscar Nominees
By Russ Fischer/Jan. 24, 2012 6:47 am EST
In the Best Animated Film category two of the nominated films are ones that are probably unfamiliar to a lot of people. A Cat in Paris, by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, and Chico & Rita, by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando were both nominated. But before you get too up in arms that these movies helped snub Pixar and/or Tintin, take a look at the trailers for the two films below. Chico & Rita, for example, is simply gorgeous.
Chico & Rita premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. The following synopsis is from TIFF:
The style of A Cat in Paris doesn’t do as much for me as does the look of Chico & Rita, but it is also a wonderful-looking movie. There’s a certain element of Richard Sala’s old style in the animation, and the painted cells are a real pleasure to behold. Here’s the synopsis from one distributor:
