Anomalisa

“…let the clock strike one / Time and mind go marching on / Let our sense of selves decay” -And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “It Was There (That I Saw You)”

Charlie Kaufman’s first animated feature is a gutting portrayal of a Brief Encounter between a man living with a disability and a woman living with crushing insecurity. Thewlis and Leigh should’ve (again) raised the question of if Academy Awards should be awarded for vocal performances, and this might be Kaufman’s most visually rewarding film to date. Crushing, hysterical, human, and above all else, beautiful.

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