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NYICFF Presents Azur & Asmar

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Azur & AsmarFrance, Michel Ocelot, 2008, 98 minSat & Sun, August 15 & 16, 10:00am – IFC Center, 323 West Sixth Avenue (at West Third)Tickets $12.50 adult/ $8.50 children and seniors – Recommended ages 6 to adultwww.gkids.com 212-349-0330SynopsisMichel Ocelot's stunning Azur & Asmar is a poetic, fairytale-like adventure that explores themes of family, race, and tolerance within a shimmering landscape of incomparable brilliance and beauty. Audiences and critics have been unanimous in their outpouring of praise for this film: "Beautiful!" New York Times, "Mesmerizing! Dazzling! A Feast for the Eyes!" Seattle Times, "Five Stars! Absolutely Gorgeous!" Time Out New York, "Impossibly Gorgeous! The year’s most beautiful animated film!" Salon, "Sheer Dazzlement! Cinema whose every frame could be hung on an art gallery wall!" Financial Times, "Is it too early to announce the most beautiful film of 2009? It’s hard to imagine a more transporting cinematic experience coming our way than this animated feature from the French writer-director Michel Ocelot." Chicago Tribune.
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