The Old Man and the Sea

In an explosion of stunning imagery, Academy Award® winning animator Aleksandr Petrov hand-painted 29000 images on sheets of glass to tell the tale of a fisherman's extraordinary duel in this telling of Ernest Hemingway's classic story. Because of the influence of Hemingway's life on his writing, Petrov's larger-than-life re-creation of the author's award-winning story is precluded by a compelling 17-minute live-action prologue, entitled HEMINGWAY: A PORTRAIT. By understanding Hemingway's life, audiences can better appreciate the themes of his work.

Joint Production of Productions Pascal Blais, Panorama Film Studio of Yaroslav, Imagica Corporation, Dentsu Tec, and NHK Enterprises 21. Producers: Bernard Lajoje and Tatsuo Shimamura. Director: Aleksandr Petrov. Distributed by Ogden Entertainment and Pascal Blais Distribution, Inc. Executive Producers: Jean-Yves Martel, Shizuo Ohashi. Associate Producers: Koichi Hirao, Yoshitaka Tsutsui. Creative Producers: Pascal Blais, Bernard Lajoie. Animation: Aleksandr Petrov, Dimitri Petrov. Director of Photography and Motion Control Camera Operator: Serguei Rechetnikoff. Editor: Denis Papillon. With the voices of "Old Man": Gordon Pinsent, "Boy": Kevin Delaye. Original Music by: Normand Roger. Based on the novel, The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway.

Outside Reviews:

"The Old Man and the Sea" By Charles Martin, Film Threat

"'Old Man' is IMAX Catch" By Sun Newspapers

"Old Man and the Sea" By Paul Fischer, Urban Cinefile

"The Old Man and the Sea/Hemingway: A Portrait" By Matthew Leyland, Talking Pictures

"The Old Man and the Sea" By Oliver Jones, Variety

LFCA Launches First Annual Large Screen Film Festival By Large Format Cinema Association (February 5, 2004)

Cutting Edge Films Don't Reach Masses By Ryan Kresser (January 2001)

FIRST BIG MOVIE OSCAR! Old Man and the Sea By Pascal Blais Distribution inc. (March 27th, 2000)

Latest Review:

Rating: Excellent
Posted by: rburnlow
Amazing . . . I cannot fathom how this one is not playing in more theaters (with all the subpar imax films that ARE.). It really deserved the OSCAR it received. ... Read More >>

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