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12 Essential Animated Films With No Dialogue


Robot Dreams joins a surprisingly impressive canon of modern animated feature films that are effectively silent.

George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is brought to life with remarkable ingenuity and vibrancy thanks to the talents of animator Eric Goldberg, and “The Firebird Suite,” directed by brothers Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi, is nothing short of jaw-dropping. An unexpected yet delightful collaboration between French musicians Daft Punk and legendary Japanese artist Leiji Matsumoto ( Space Battleship Yamamoto, Galaxy Express 999) bore the ridiculously titled Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. The film is technically a visual companion to the Daft Punk album Discovery, but there’s a compelling story here: An alien rock band is captured by an evil record producer who disguises them as humans and profits off their sound.

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