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Directed by Christian Volckman.
In the labyrinthine streets of 21st century Paris, where every move is monitored and ever action recorded, a mysterious kidnapping sets into motion a catastrophic series of events that could ultimately prove the downfall of civilization. The year is 2054, and the Avalon Corporation has securely woven its way into every aspect of modern living by making youth and beauty the most valued commodity around. Troubles arises in the City of Lights when a high-profile scientist named Ilona (voice of Romola Garai) is kidnapped, and policeman Barthélémy Karas (voice of Daniel Craig) is assigned the task of solving the case. As his investigation leads Karas down a menacing path where death lurks around every bend, he soon discovers that events that took place in 2006 have cast a dark shadow over the future of humankind. A film that mixes Blade Runner aesthetics with stark, Sin City-style visuals, Renaissance was filmed using motion-capture animation and features extravagant production design by Alfred Frazzani (Immortel Ad Vitam). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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mercurialmercurial Re:Top 5 black and white movies ...
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"Entirely in B&W: 1.) Angel-A 2.) Ed Wood 3.) Clerks 4.) Man Bites Dog 5.) Swoon Runner-Ups: Paper Moon, Pi Partially B&W: 1.) American History X 2.) Sin City 3.) Zentropa, or Europa (depending on your country) 4.) Pleasantville 5.) Memento Runner-Up: Renaissance, The Blair Witch Project " [More]
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"I waited for my local Blockbuster's single copy of this film to come back in stock so I could watch it. I had extremely high hopes for Renaissance. I am a fanatic for good science fiction and the visual style thrilled me just watching the trailer.I wish I could say the movie is as action-packed as the trailer makes it out to be. This isn't the Matrix, though it is clearly heavily influenced by it. There are also traces of Blade Runner here, with a noirish style. That's not to say the story isn't original. It's very entertaining, but I couldn't decide whether the movie was a calculated attempt at making us see the fallacy of beauty and immortality or a roller coaster of thrills.The visual style is amazing, however. With the exception of the lip-syncing, I have never before seen computer generated animation bring such life-like movement to human characters. The strong, black-and-white coloring removes the texture from things that usually end up making ... " [More]
 



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