Mary and Max (2009)

	Also Known As: Schrumpfen Schafe wenn es regnet?
	Year of first release: 2009
	Director: Adam Elliot
	Actors: -
	Country: AUS
	Genre: Animation, Black comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 18.05.2013, DVD, French version
Synopsis: A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.
Review: This is a very moving story, as this is the story of an overseas friendship, where the honesty of both protagonists is amazing. An 8-year old kid and a 44 year old person would never speak like Mary and Max write. The movie is in that sense a kind of anthem to friendship, showing the whole richness of it, from favourite words to love issues, from passion for chocolate to expectations for life. And the age does not matter for this. With a similar level of sensitivity, it reminds Little miss Sunshine, that was an anthem to family.  I saw this movie already in 2009 in original and the voices fit very well. The experienced voice of Philip Seymour Hoffman. The colours have been well selected, as this gives me really the impression of reflecting the mood of the characters.
Rating: 7 /10