‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ review: I’m in love with a mollusk, the tiny hero in a most unexpected and welcome movie
by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Jun 30, 2022
2 minutes
Marcel Proust had his memory-infused madeleines. Marcel Marceau had his invisible dog and a lifetime of pantomime. But it’s unlikely we’ll ever see a more beguiling Marcel than the inch-tall philosopher and gentle, inspiring wiseacre at the center of “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.”
I have adored Marcel ever since the stop-motion animation star, created by Dean Fleischer-Camp and Jenny Slate, appeared in a , which as thenAnd two picture books. And now, the feature distributed by A24, which has turned out wonderfully and, like Marcel, is just the right size.
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