A few days ago I put ROBOT DREAMS thoroughly to the test by bringing Ariane, my youngest daughter, and her posse to the Barcelona premiere. They loved it, as did I. Ariane and I both shed a tear or two.
And for anyone who lived in NYC in the 1980s, a dollar a slice NYC, you’re in for a treat. The film is a pre 9/11 homage to the Big Apple like no other.
Director Pablo Berger hits a homerun with this precious film gem. Robot Dreams is vintage by design, both in animation style and sound design, so might feel a tad slow at times, given our ever-shorter attention spans. But this is our shortcoming, not the film’s.
Based on the popular graphic novel by the North American writer Sara Varon, #RobotDreams tells the adventures and misfortunes of Dog and Robot in NYC during the ‘80s.
