Ruben Brandt, Collector

Ruben Brandt, Collector (Hungarian: Ruben Brandt, a gyűjtő) is a 2018 Hungarian animated crime thriller directed by Milorad Krstić.[3][4] It is the first feature of the Slovenian-born director,[5] who previously won a Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1995.[6]

Ruben Brandt, Collector
HungarianRuben Brandt, a gyűjtő
Directed byMilorad Krstić
Produced by
  • Péter Miskolczi
  • Hermina Roczkov
  • Radmila Roczkov
  • János Kurdy-Fehér
  • Milorad Krstić
Written byMilorad Krstić
Screenplay by
  • Milorad Krstić
  • Radmila Roczkov
Starring
Music byTibor Cári
Edited by
  • Milorad Krstić
  • Marcell László
  • Danijel Daka Milošević
  • Lászlo Wimmer
Production
companies
Ruben Brandt LLC
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release date
Running time
94 minutes[2]
CountryHungary
LanguageEnglish

Paintings depicted in the movie

The film depicts the following thirteen paintings that haunted Ruben Brandt:[7]

Awards and accolades

In 2018, the film received Annie Awards nominations in two categories, Best Animated Independent Feature and Editorial in an Animated Feature Production.[8] The film received awards at the following film festivals:

  • Bucharest International Animation Film Festival (Anim'est) (2018): Best Feature Film[9]
  • Seville European Film Festival (2018): Best Screenplay Award;[10] Art Cinema Award[11]
  • Trieste Film Festival (2019): Sky Arte Award[12]
  • Anima - The Brussels Animation Film Festival (2019): BeTV Award for Best Animated Feature of the Official Selection[13]
  • World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb (2019): Grand Prix, Feature Film[14][15]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 81% score based on 63 reviews, with an average of 6.97/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Ruben Brandt, Collector is flawed from a storytelling standpoint, but the eye-catching animation is more than enough to make this offbeat thriller well worth watching."[16]

References
  1. "Ruben Brandt, Collector - Locarno Festival". Locarno Film Festival. 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. "Ruben Brandt, Collector [programme note]". Haifa International Film Festival. 2018.
  3. David D'Arcy (February 28, 2019). "Ruben Brandt, Collector is an animated art heist film bursting with references". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. Hugh Hart (February 21, 2019). "Milorad Krstić's 'Ruben Brandt, Collector' is fueled by inspiration, not coffee". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  5. Sheila O'Malley (February 15, 2019). "Ruben Brandt, Collector movie review (2019)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. "Preise & Auszeichnungen 1995". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  7. YepItsHoward. "RUBEN BRANDT Explained & Easter Eggs". YouTube. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  8. Carolyn Giardina (December 3, 2018). "Annie Awards: 'Incredibles 2,' 'Ralph' Lead Feature Nominees; 'Mary Poppins Returns' Also Nominated". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  9. "ANIM'EST 2018 FESTIVAL AWARDS" (Press release). Anim'est IAFF Bucharest. 2018. Archived from the original on November 25, 2019.
  10. "15th 2018 SEVILLE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS" (Press release). Festival de Cine de Sevilla. November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  11. "RUBEN BRANDT, COLLECTOR by Milorad Krstić wins the Art Cinema Award at the 15th Seville European Film Festival" (Press release). Confédération internationale des cinémas d'art et d'essai. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  12. "All the Winners!" (Press release). Trieste Film Festival. 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  13. "Awards 2019" (Press release). The Brussels Animation Film Festival. 2019. Archived from the original on November 26, 2019.
  14. "The Winners of Animafest Zagreb 2019" (Press release). AM Center for Audiovisual Culture and Multimedia. June 9, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  15. Ramin Zahed (June 9, 2019). "'Acid Rain,' 'Ruben Brandt' Nab Top Prizes at Animafest". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  16. "Ruben Brandt, Collector". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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