Renaissance
- Studio
- Onyx Films, France 2 Cinéma, Millimages, Timefirm Limited
- Distributor
- Pathé (France), Pathé Distribution Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Synopsis
It is 2054. In a labyrinthine Paris where every deed and gesture is checked and filmed, Ilona Tasuiev, a young scientist envied by all for her beauty and intelligence, is kidnapped. Avalon, the business that hires Ilona, puts pressure on Karas, a controversial policeman specializing in abductions, to find the missing person as fast as possible.
Karas soon feels a presence in his wake. He isn't alone in the quest for Ilona, and his pursuers seem totally ready to overtake him.
Finding Ilona becomes vital: the young woman is involved in an occult war which is bigger than her. She is the key to a protocol putting humanity's future in question. The Renaissance protocol...
Karas soon feels a presence in his wake. He isn't alone in the quest for Ilona, and his pursuers seem totally ready to overtake him.
Finding Ilona becomes vital: the young woman is involved in an occult war which is bigger than her. She is the key to a protocol putting humanity's future in question. The Renaissance protocol...
Characters
Barthelemy Karas, Bislane, Ilona Tasuiev, Dellenbach, Muller, Amiel, Farfella, Multiple, Parisien, Elderly Man
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Christian Volckman
Producing
- Producer
- Aton Soumache, Alexis Vonarb
- Co-Producer
- Timothy Burrill
- Executive Producer
- Jake Eberts
Writing
- Writer
- Alexandre de la Patellière, Mathieu Delaporte, Christian Volckman
- Adaptation
- Jean-Bernard Pouy, Patrick Raynal
Animation
- Animator
- Marie Celaya, Vincent Lemaire
Voices
- Voice
- Patrick Floersheim (Barthelemy Karas), Robert Dauney (Barthelemy Karas), Laura Blanc (Bislane), Crystal Shepherd-Cross (Bislane), Virginie Mery (Ilona Tasuiev), Isabelle Van Waes (Ilona Tasuiev), Max Hayter (Dellenbach), Gabriel Le Doze (Dellenbach), Marco Lorenzini (Muller), Marc Cassot (Muller), Bruno Choel (Amiel), Jerome Causse (Amiel), Jean-François Wolff (Farfella), Marc Alfos (Farfella), Julian Nest (Parisien), Leslie Woodhall (Elderly Man), Radica Jovicic, Chris Bearne, Jessica Reavis
- English-Language Cast
- Daniel Craig (Barthelemy Karas), Romala Garai (Ilona Tasuiev), Catherine McCormack, Ian Holm
Music
- Music
- Nicholas Dodd
Editing
- Editor
- Pascal Tosi
Crew
- First Assistant Director
- James Hagger
- Second Assistant Director
- David Morais Rocas
- Animation Director (Attitude Studio)
- Pierre Avon
- Character Animator/Modeler
- Laurent Herveic
- Casting
- Monique Durlacher
- Character Modeler
- Richard Raimbault
- Production Managers
- Steve Mannes, Jean-Bernard Marinot
- Assisant Production Manager
- Ambroise Gayet
- Digital Compositor
- Axel Bonami
- Digital Lab Producers (MPC)
- Matthew Bristowe, Begoña Lopez
- Head of Motion Capture
- Remi Brun
- Motion Capture Technical Director
- Frédérique Vandenberghe
- Modeling Supervisor
- Jerome Desvignes
- Senior Character Modeler
- Haure Sebastien
- Layout Team Manager
- Marc Dubrois
- Digital Artists
- Arcier Hugo, Aurelie Lajoux
- Rig and Facial Supervisor
- Olivier Renouard
- CGI Production Coordinator
- Marine Tuloup
- Property Master
- Manuel Herminio
- Construction Coordinator
- Bruno Zenatello
- Supervising ADR Editor
- Paul Conway
- Assistant ADR Editor
- Steve Browell
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Oliver Tarney
- Sound Editors
- Simon Chase, Tony Currie
- Sound
- Alain Goniva
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Steve Single
- Additional Music
- Charles Olins
- Conductor
- Nicholas Dodd
- Orchestrator
- Nicholas Dodd
- Music Consultant
- Edouard Dubois
- Production Assistant
- Delphine Ankoudovitch
- Script Supervisor
- Laetitia Beverini
- Developer
- Benjamin Deboute
- Lead Render Wrangler
- Benjamin Deboute
- Render Wrangler
- Nina Taraud
- Production Accountant (United Kingdom)
- Jon Duncan
- Production Coordinator (United Kingdom)
- Jacqueline Edwards
- ADR Voice Casting
- Louis Elman
- Location Manager
- Steve Mannes
- Wardrobe
- Magdalena Marczynska
- Driver
- Christophe Vincent
Companies and other credits
- Sound Post-Production: Granular Ltd
Production notes
"Paris immediately became obvious as the main setting and character of the film. It was a challenge for us all to create a fantasy Paris that would be as strong as Los Angeles in Blade Runner," said the film's creators.
Awards
Cristal, Best Feature Film, Annecy International Animation Festival, 2006