The Book of Life
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
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Jorge R. Gutierrez
Guillermo del Toro
Tiffany Renee Shreve
Lorenzo Russell Bambino
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The big eyes and the slightly cardboard-box style of animation is really quite engaging as we follow the tale of "Manolo". He's an excitable young man who finds himself torn between staying home and living the life his family want him to, and setting off and having some adventures of his own. It's the latter draw that prevails and after a trip to the museum with his friends, he is soon dealing with demons from within and without that challenge his very essence, his being - his soul, even. The story is steeped in history, in myth and in imagination and is colourfully and vividly delivered using a clever mix of dialogue, music and quite often just the richness of the imagery itself. Can this young man play games with those more experienced, malevolent, cunning and find the happiness he is looking for? Of course - there is jeopardy too - if he gets it wrong, then all humankind is going to suffer! There's even a gentle hint of a childish love triangle as the story builds to quite an entertaining - if predictable - denouement. It's a classy bit of cinema this, with plenty of strong characterisation, action, some darkness and just enough to keep the brain ticking over too. Cinema is best - it brings out the vivacity of the whole thing so much better.
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The directors of The Book of Life are Jorge R. Gutierrez, Guillermo del Toro, Tiffany Renee Shreve, and Lorenzo Russell Bambino.
The cast of The Book of Life includes Ron Perlman as Xibalba (voice), Troy Evans as Old Man Hemingway (voice), Cheech Marin as Pancho Rodriguez (voice), Frank Welker as Toro Muerto (voice) (uncredited), Héctor Elizondo as Carlos Sanchez (voice), Zoe Saldaña as Maria (voice), Diego Luna as Manolo (voice), Carlos Alazraqui as General Posada / Dali / Chuy (voice), Channing Tatum as Joaquin (voice), David Cowgill as Additional Voices (voice), Jonathan Nichols-Navarro as Additional Voices (voice), Steve Alterman as Additional Voices (voice), and more.
The duration of The Book of Life is 1h 35 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Book of Life trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
The Book of Life was released on 01 Oct 2014.
The Book of Life is listed under Animation, Family, and Fantasy on Fanbiz.
The Book of Life has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "The big eyes and the slightly cardboard-box style of animation is really quite engaging as we follow the tale of "Manolo". He's an excitable young man who finds himself torn bet..."
