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The Inventor
Imagination takes flight.
The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question – "What is the meaning of it all?"
- Original title
- The Inventor
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Revenue
- $2,037,563
CinemaSerf
Mar 13, 2024 · via TMDB
I was quite nervous at the start here when I saw how many production companies were involved - it looked like a recipe for a mess. Well it isn't. It's certainly an amalgam of animated styles featuring everything from flat 2-D drawing to complex technical sketching and some stop-motion characterisations that really worked quite quirkily. It's the briefest of potted histories of the life of Leonardo da Vinci. We start in Rome where his sponsor - Cardinal de Medici - is constantly firefighting for him with Pope Leo X who wants him to do something a little more useful, and not dissect dead bodies in the middle of the night! It's that latter habit that sees him flee to the relative safety of King Francis I of France. The King wants the maestro to build him a castle, or a new city, or some fancy weapons - or probably all of the above. Leonardo doesn't really react well to commissions though, and soon his new benefactor is also beginning to lose his patience. Luckily, he has the princess Marguerite in his corner, and gradually the grudging support of their mother, the Queen. It can look a bit disjointed at times, the art is frequently quite contrasting - but that just makes the whole proposition a little more interesting and innovative. The drawings reminded me a little of the opening titles to Tom Riley's "Da Vinci's Demons" television drama - and the narrative emphasises quite engagingly the visionary nature of a man who quite literally walked a fine line between science, religion and a bonfire! It's probably twenty minutes too long, but once we get going there is plenty of imaginative action to keep it watchable.
Manuel São Bento
Sep 18, 2023 · via TMDB
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-inventor-review-too-generic-yet-still-satisfying/ "The Inventor cannot escape its script's creative limitations and generic messages, but it remains a somewhat interesting viewing, full of humorous moments and pure audiovisual beauty. The fantastic stop-motion animation stands out, but the 2D sequences are just as, if not more, captivating. Alex Mandel's score is crucial to the film's entertainment levels, along with the vocal performances of the cast, especially Stephen Fry as Leonardo da Vinci. Apart from a few more sound mixing problems, Jim Capobianco doesn't disappoint, but I'll be waiting for a deeper, more memorable sophomore feature film." Rating: B-
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Stephen Fry
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Daisy Ridley
Princess Marguerite (voice)
Marion Cotillard
Louise de Savoy (voice)
Matt Berry
Pope Leo XI (voice)
Natalie Palamides
Pierre Nepveu / Antonio de Beatis (voice)
Jim Capobianco
Cardinal of Aragon (voice)
Gauthier Battoue
Francis I of France (voice)
John Gilkey
Gravedigger John / Giuliano (voice)
Jim Capobianco
Director
Pierre-Luc Granjon
Director
Chris Ihlenfeldt
Co-Executive Producer
Don Hahn
Executive Producer
Ilan Urroz
Executive Producer
Kyle Stroud
Executive Producer
Rob McGillivray
Executive Producer
Adrian Politowski
Producer
Jim Capobianco
Producer
Robert Rippberger
Producer
Mark Willsher
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Daisy Ridley
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Marion Cotillard
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Tomm Moore
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