‘My Life As A Zucchini’ Trailer: No, It’s Not About Vegetables
During the Golden Globe Awards this past weekend, you may have noticed a rather bizarre-sounding film buried among all the usual suspects in the Best Animated Film category. WhileMy Life as a Zucchinihasn’t hit U.S. theaters yet, it spent most of 2016 traveling the festival circuit and picking up praise and prizes at every stop. Now it’s Switzerland’s submission for the Foreign Language Oscar, as well as a serious contender for Best Animated Feature.
In other words, if you haven’t heard of this film before, you may want to sit up and pay attention now. And not just because of its awards prospects. Directed byClaude Barrasfrom a script byCéline Sciamma(Girlhood),My Life as a Zucchinilooks utterly delicious — poignant and empathetic, gorgeously animated ans strikingly unusual. Watch theMy Life as a Zucchinitrailer below.
My Life as a Zucchini Trailer
Although the trailer is in French, there’s also an English dub on the way featuring the voices ofWill Forte,Nick Offerman,Ellen Page, andAmy Sedaris.
Disappointingly, it does not appear thatMy Life as a Zucchinihas anything whatsoever to do with actual zucchinis. Instead, “Zucchini” is just the nickname of the protagonist, a little boy who comes of age in an orphanage. Once you get past that misleading title, though,My Life as a Zucchinilooks well worth checking out. The premise could veer either profoundly depressing or obnoxiously sentimental in the wrong hands, butZucchiniseems to find that perfect balance. I love the look of the animation, too. Zucchini and his friends aren’t reallyprettyin the way Disney or Pixar characters are, but that’s part of their shaggy charm. They’re cute in their own weird way.
My Life as a Zucchiniis in theaters startingFebruary 24. Hit theofficial siteto find out when it’s coming to your area.
