Mars Express
Directed byJérémie Périn
Screenplay by
  • Jérémie Périn
  • Laurent Sarfati
Produced by
  • Didier Creste
  • Gaelle Bayssière
Starring
Music by
Production
company
Everybody On Deck
Release dates
  • 23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) (Cannes)
  • 22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) (France)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Mars Express is a 2023 French animated neo-noir science fiction film directed by Jérémie Périn.

Plot

Set in the 23rd century on Mars, the plot follows the investigation on a murder case carried out by the couple formed by private investigator Aline Ruby and her android companion Carlos Rivera.[1]

Voice cast

Production

The film is an Everybody On Deck production.[2] It had a €9 million budget.[1]

Release

The film premiered in the 'Cinéma de la Plage' section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2023.[3] It also made it to the competitive slate of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[4] It was released theatrically in France on 22 November 2023.

Reception

Rafael Motamayor of /Film rated the film 8 out of 10 points, writing it "works because even its most outlandish and complex sci-fi concept is grounded in human drama".[5]

Wendy Ide of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be "striking and timely animation".[2]

The film received a Lumières Award nomination for Best Animated Film at the 29th Lumières Awards in 2024.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Guedj, Phillipe (22 November 2023). "« Mars Express » : un réjouissant spectacle high-tech". Lepoint.fr. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ide, Wendy (12 June 2023). "'Mars Express': Annecy Review". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cannes 2023 - Jour 7 : Pierre Niney et Michel Gondry, le vomi de Club Zero, Cotillard superstar". Premiere.fr. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Croll, Ben (11 June 2023). "'Mars Express' Director Jérémie Périn Mixes Mature Themes With Anime Influences in Noirish Sci-Fi Thriller". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Motamayor, Rafael (20 June 2023). "Mars Express Review: France's Answer To Ghost In The Shell Makes For Thrilling Sci-Fi Noir [Annecy 2023]". /Film. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Scott Roxborough, "‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Leads France’s Lumiere Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, 14 December 2023.
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