The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Anastasia
Animation · Family · Fantasy · 1997
Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.
Movie details
Anastasia
“Discover the adventure behind the greatest mystery of our time.”
1997 Animation · Family · Fantasy 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.6 / 10
Community rating
Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Anastasia?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Gary Goldman · Don Bluth
Written by
Susan Gauthier · Bob Tzudiker · Noni White · Bruce Graham
Meg Ryan
Anastasia (voice)
John Cusack
Dimitri (voice)
Kelsey Grammer
Vladimir (voice)
Christopher Lloyd
Rasputin (voice)
Hank Azaria
Bartok (voice)
Bernadette Peters
Sophie (voice)
Kirsten Dunst
Young Anastasia (voice)
Court is in session
Put Anastasia on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.