By Jeff Tudor, Steven de Beul, Ben Tesseur
Country: Netherlands, Germany, Belgium
Original title: Coppelia
Casting: Michaela DePrince, Daniel Camargo
Production year: 2021
Runtime: 82 min
Production company: Submarine, 3 minutes West, Lunanime, MotionWorks
When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must act to save her sweetheart Franz, before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia – the ‘perfect’ robot-woman the Doctor has created.
A modern tale for young and old, told through a unique combination of 2D animation and live action dance.
Annecy IFF 2021 – Event Screening
San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2021 – Honorable Mention Award
El Gouna IFF
Gangneung IFF 2021
Cambridge Film Festival 2021 – Official Selection
Kids IFF Holon 2022
Children’s FF Australia 2022
YoungAbout 2022
« It’s impossible not to be caught up in the beautiful fantasy of it all.
Young audiences should be particularly smitten with its Disney-esque charms. » - SCREEN