I Lost My Body

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I Lost My Body

Released Nov 15, 2019

1h 21m

Fantasy

Drama

Animation

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A severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

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Critics Consensus

Beautifully animated and utterly unique, I Lost My Body takes audiences on a singularly strange journey whose unexpected contours lead to a wholly satisfying destination.

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Kambole Campbell

NME (New Musical Express)

Heartbreaking tragedy blends beautiful animation with witty silent comedy...

Rated: 4/5

Jun 10, 2021

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

A gloriously hand-animated existential fable that manages to be both genuinely sweet and thoroughly twisted.

Jan 14, 2020

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

That's a premise both ghastly and romantic. Yet, it's one we've seen again and again-though often with a lovable dog or a clever cat instead of a severed body part.

Jan 11, 2020

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Aaron Charles

InSession Film

What results is a film of incredible insight and beauty wrapped up in a somewhat gory and unnerving package.

Rated: A

May 1, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

An endearing meditation on physical and emotional displacement, childhood loss, and loneliness wrapped up in a beautiful animated style.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Victor Pineyro

Seventh Art Studio

Art is rewarded by patience. I Lost My Body was the biggest surprise I got from a movie in 2019. It took me completely off-guard and made me feel stunned by the end. Beautiful animation, heart-gripping music. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 9/10

Jul 7, 2022

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Cristian s

Una historia de superación, bastante plana pero que entretiene. Una animación bastante simple pero interesante, especialmente porque parece (en su mayoría) realizada a mano. Linda banda sonora que es bastante crucial en su desarrollo. Tiene algún concepto creepy (si, estoy hablando de cuando sigue a la chica) y resulta predecible en general. Esta bien pero no creo que sea para todo el mundo.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Oaklee D

A beautifully tragic film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/06/24

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Ian W

The story lines don't join up to the end. The hand roaming through Paris is plain silly (and boring). We're supposed to feel sorry for a stalker? You get locked up in this country for that sort of behaviour. I mean the film was "OK". But methinks a few critics fawned all over it and the pack followed suit. It's the Emperors New Clothes - but wait, get this suckers - it's animated AND in French. So it just has to be fantastic! Right? Err... No, not really.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Carol

Original and captivating. Great animation! Wonderful movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Timur B

Really beautiful and sad French anime. Must.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/23

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Wolfgang G

Ich habe meinen Körper verloren, ist ein Animationsfilm von Jérémy Clapin. Die Geschichte ist eine freie Verfilmung des Romans Happy Hand von Guillaume Laurant. Die Handlung erzählt von einer abgetrennten Hand, die aus der Pathologie flieht und entschlossen ist, ihren Körper wiederzufinden… Der Film besitzt zwei parallele Handlungsstränge, die sich geschickt und gekonnt ergänzen… Ich bin völlig ergriffen, wie schön, zugleich rührend und emotional uns die Geschichte erzählt wird… Die Animation wird mit ausgezeichneter Musik (von Dan Levy) und mit passenden Songs untermalt, dadurch entsteht eine einmalige Dramaturgie. Ich habe meinen Körper verloren, ist ein qualitativ hochwertiger Film und ist in jeder Hinsicht sehenswert.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Hichem Mesbah

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Synopsis

A severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

Director: Jérémy Clapin
Producer: Marc du Pontavice
Screenwriter: Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Xilam Animation, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Animation
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2019
Runtime: 1h 21m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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