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Paperman (S)

Paperman

2012

John Kahrs

Animation

7.4

15,249

Animation. Romance. Fantasy An animated short that follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A six-minute mood-setter about a gangly paper-pusher who meets the single gal of his dreams (...) Christophe Beck's score is the cherry on top this slice of animated perfection."	POS
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"John Kahrs has created a love letter to romance — a beautifully rendered black-and-white piece that will sweep you away."	POS
United States	Peter Hartlaub SFGATE	"Successfully blends an old Hollywood vibe with polished animation (...) Kahrs sets a nice pace, with a huge assist from the Christophe Beck score."	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"A mainstream but blissfully inventive Disney short (with a touch of Pixar magic) about a young couple who meet on a subway platform and try to reconnect via a squadron of paper airplanes from one office tower to another. It’s the definition of short and sweet."	POS
United States	Jeff Shannon Chicago Sun-Times	"Brilliant from start to finish (...) in the spirit of David Lean's "Brief Encounter" (...) it's beautifully stylized with particular attention given to big-city light and shadow."	POS
United States	Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle	"I won’t quibble with the film’s expert hand with the heartstrings, but its satisfactions have everything to do with its familiar paces."	NEU

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