“A Gem of Purity and Delicacy”: Rated 4.3 out of 5, this is a must see movie this week!

Passed in the Uncertain Regard category at the 77th Cannes Film Festival before winning the prize in Annecy, Flow, the cat who no longer fears water, is released in our cinemas this week. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, this little wordless animated gem has won over the French press as it averages 4.3 out of 5 (on AlloCiné, out of 31 reviews).

Not only is it the best movie of the week, it’s also the third best movie of the year (No Evil Exists and Wild Fig Seeds).

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The cat wakes up in a world invaded by water, where human life seems to have disappeared. He finds shelter on a boat with other animals. But dealing with them is an even bigger challenge than overcoming the fear of water!

Now everyone will have to learn to overcome their differences and adapt to the new world that is imposed on them.

What does the press think?

According to the latest news from Alsace:

“Each image of the cat and its companions is magnified with dazzling formal beauty: exquisite staging, meticulous camera movements, finely sculpted contrasts of light create vivid paintings.” by Natalie Chiflett – 5/5

According to Le Parisien:

“A shock film with no human characters and no dialogue: unheard of.” Author of Reno Baroniani – 5/5

According to Télérama:

“Aesthetic Shock and the Hypnotic Ode to Nature”. By Cecil Muir – 5/5

According to aVoir-aLire.com:

“Simply a sumptuous animated film that completely reinvents the genre.” By Laurent Cambon – 5/5

Flow: This is the “future of animated cinema” for this great director and we agree with him!

According to L’Obs:

“A majestic and epic mural.” by Xavier Leherpeur – 5/5

According to Konbini:

“Flow is a success that is a minor miracle because the technical, aesthetic and narrative challenges of the film are met from the first frame to the last. by Adrienne Delage – 4/5

According to Le Figaro:

“Dream-like, imaginative, always in motion, here is a new genre of animated film. Flow is truly a unique sensory experience. How can we not be amazed by young Latvian Gints Zilbalodis’ second animated film (elsewhere)?” By Olivier Delcroix – 4/5

According to Mad Movies:

“A sensory exercise worthy of its grand ambitions, culminating in a final cathartic act that places the animals face-to-face with their own consciousness in the mirror of water.” Alexander Poncet – 4/5