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Song of the Sea

2014

Tomm Moore

Animation, Voice: David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan ...

7.6

10,327

Animation. Adventure. Fantasy. Kids The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"Another satisfying smack in the face of computer-generated 3D animation from Irish director Tomm Moore (...) Slightly more accessible than Kells in the story department and just as gorgeous"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A worthy follow-up to 'The Secret of Kells' (...) oore applies his dazzling hand-drawn style to another tale inspired by Irish legend"	POS
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Screendaily	"Sophisticated enough to appeal to adults and packed with enough humour and adventure to work for youngsters, 'Song Of The Sea' is a real animated gem"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"This visually stunning animation masterwork, steeped in Irish myth, folklore and legend, so adroitly mixes the magical and the everyday that to watch it is to be wholly immersed in an enchanted world"	POS
United States	Sara Stewart New York Post	"‘Song of the Sea’ is this season’s animated masterpiece (...) They don't make movies like this anymore - except when, lucky us, they do"	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"[It] moves delicately but purposefully from pain to contentment and from anger to love."	POS
United Kingdom	Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"Beautiful and entrancing (...) Folky music and Studio Ghibli-level flights of eerie fancy are obvious pleasures (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The story it tells is the kind that grows up with you (...) Moore’s film is alive to the world in a way that challenges, and sometimes even defies, adult understanding."	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"A film which seems a little fey and whimsical in its early scenes becomes ever richer and more beguiling."	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"It seems unlikely that a more beautiful film will be released this year. Moore and his team manage the tricky art of varying their techniques (...) while maintaining a visual consistency (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Dee O'Donoghue Film Ireland	"'Song of the Sea' is a magical feast of visual delights, narrative intrigue and nostalgic revisionism that will appeal to the inner child of all ages."	POS
Ireland	Paddy Kehoe RTÉ	"It is a true gem of animation, an Irish film of which we can be proud (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"The roiling mix of emotions at work in 'Song of the Sea' is incredible. There's child-like wonder, humour, warmth, bitterness and anguish (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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