Renaissance DVD Report

Renaissance is an animated movie, set in Paris in 2054, and is reminiscent of Godard's Alphaville as much as Blade Runner and its derivatives.

To be fair, something may well be lost in translation as the original cast were replaced by the likes of Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack and Jonathan Pryce who have to contend with an impenetrable plot and clunky dialogue which are totally at odds with some alluring visuals.

The snow and rain look great, the future Paris is impressive and the almost entirely monochrome vision is moodily effective, but the story doesn't compare with A Scanner Darkly or Sin City well, I actually fell asleep towards the end :)

Here is the trailer...