{"product_id":"100-animated-feature-films-by-andrew-osmond-9781839024429","title":"100 Animated Feature Films","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, animated features were widely perceived as cartoons for children. Today they encompass an astonishing range of films, styles, and techniques. There is the powerful adult drama of \u003ci\u003eWaltz with Bashir\u003c\/i\u003e; the Gallic sophistication of \u003ci\u003eBelleville Rendez-Vous\u003c\/i\u003e; the eye-popping violence of Japan's \u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e; and the stop-motion whimsy of \u003ci\u003eWallace \u0026amp; Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Osmond provides an entertaining and illuminating guide to the endlessly diverse world of animated features, with entries on 100 of the most interesting and important animated films from around the world, from the 1920s to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending in-depth history and criticism, \u003ci\u003e100 Animated Feature Films\u003c\/i\u003e balances the blockbusters with local success stories from Eastern Europe to Hong Kong. This revised and updated new edition addresses films that have been released since the publication of the first edition, such as the mainstream hits \u003ci\u003eFrozen, The Lego Movie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as updated entries on franchises such as the \u003ci\u003eToy Story\u003c\/i\u003e movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also covers bittersweet indie visions such as Michael Dudok de Wit's \u003ci\u003eThe Red Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e, Charlie Kaufman’s \u003ci\u003eAnomalisa\u003c\/i\u003e, Isao Takahata's \u003ci\u003eTale of the Princess Kaguya\u003c\/i\u003e, the family saga \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and the popular blockbuster \u003ci\u003eYour Name\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOsmond's wide-ranging selection also takes in the Irish fantasy \u003ci\u003eSong of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, France’s \u003ci\u003eI Lost My Body\u003c\/i\u003e, and Brazil's \u003ci\u003eBoy and the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOsmond's authoritative and entertaining entries combine with a contextualising introduction and key filmographic information to provide an essential guide to animated film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429639274732,"sku":"9781839024429","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839024429.jpg?v=1774560165","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/100-animated-feature-films-by-andrew-osmond-9781839024429","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}