The Book of Life

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

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The Book of Life
Overview:
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
Cast:

• Manolo (voice): Diego Luna
• Joaquin (voice): Channing Tatum
• Maria (voice): Zoe Saldaña
• Mary Beth (voice): Christina Applegate
• Chato (voice): Eugenio Derbez
• Pancho Rodriguez (voice): Cheech Marin
• Pepe Rodriguez (voice): Gabriel Iglesias
• Xibalba (voice): Ron Perlman
• La Muerte (voice): Kate del Castillo
• Carmen Sánchez (voice): Ana de la Reguera
• Chakal (voice): Dan Navarro
• Candle Maker (voice): Ice Cube
• Carlos Sanchez (voice): Hector Elizondo
• Skeleton Luis (voice): Danny Trejo
• General Posada / Dali / Chuy (voice): Carlos Alazraqui
• Young Manolo (voice): Emil-Bastien Bouffard
• Young Joaquin: Elijah Rodriguez
• Young Maria (voice): Genesis Ochoa
• Skeleton Jorge (voice): Plácido Domingo
• Grandmother (voice) (as Grey Griffin): Grey DeLisle
• Goth Kid / Orphan: Trey Bumpass
• Land of the Remembered Captain (voice): Miguel Sandoval
• Goya / Dali (voice): Ben Gleib
• Pablo Rodriguez (voice): Ricardo El Mandril Sanchez
• Sanjay: Ishan Sharma
• Skeleton Carmelo (voice): Jorge R. Gutierrez
• Adelita / Nina (voice): Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
• Sasha (voice): Kennedy Peil
• Scardelita (voice): Sandra Equihua
• Jane (voice): Callahan Clark
• Ignacio (voice): Gunnar Sizemore
• Sister Ana (voice): Angélica María
• Father Domingo / Cave Guardian (voice): Eric Bauza
• Thomas (voice): Aron Warner
• Claudia (voice): Sandra Echeverría
• La Muerte as Old Woman (voice): Tonita Castro
• Old Man Hemingway (voice): Troy Evans
• Land of the Remembered Captain’s Wife (voice): Guillermo del Toro
• Conductor (voice): Brad Booker
• Additional Voices (voice): Rosemary Alexander
• Additional Voices (voice): Steve Alterman
• Additional Voices (voice): Eva Bella
• Additional Voices (voice): Madison Carlon
• Additional Voices (voice): Vicki Davis
• Additional Voices (voice): Moosie Drier
• Additional Voices (voice): Cullen McCarthy
• Additional Voices (voice): David Michie
• Additional Voices (voice): Michelle Moores
• Additional Voices (voice): Jonathan Nichols
• Additional Voices (voice): Al Rodrigo
• Additional Voices (voice): Marcelo Tubert
• Additional Voices (voice): Lynnanne Zager
• Additional Voices (voice): Ruth Zalduondo
• Additional Voices (voice): Newell Alexander
• Additional Voices (voice): David Cowgill
• Additional Voices (voice): Elisa Gabrielli
• Additional Voices (voice): Richard Miro
• Additional Voices (voice): Arthur Ortiz
• Additional Voices (voice): Nathaniel Semsen
• Young Manolo (singer): Joe Matthews
• Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited): Jose Alvarez

Crew:

• Producer: Guillermo del Toro
• Character Designer: Jorge R. Gutierrez
• Lighting Artist: Tyler DeLisle
• Animation: Andy Hass
• Animation: Steve Cunningham
• Score Engineer: Devin Roth
• Animation: Dixie Pizani
• Animation: Travis Tohill
• Character Designer: Tom Caulfield
• Writer: Doug Langdale
• Editor: Ahren Shaw
• Original Music Composer: Gustavo Santaolalla
• Casting: Christian Kaplan
• Producer: Brad Booker
• Production Design: Simon Valdimir Varela
• ADR & Dubbing: Carlos Sotolongo
• Co-Producer: Matthew Teevan
• Orchestrator: Germaine Franco
• Associate Editor: Joseph R. Thygesen
• Producer: Carina Schulze
• Production Supervisor: Kathy Cavaiola
• Conceptual Design: Rustam Hasanov
• Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Mangini
• Executive Producer: Aron Warner
• ADR Editor: Christopher T. Welch
• Animation: Wing Ni Chung
• Art Direction: Paul Sullivan
• Producer: Aaron Berger
• Associate Producer: Chris DiGiovanni
• Executive Producer: Cary Granat
• Additional Music: William G. Parker
• Associate Producer: Heather M. Drummons
• Executive Producer: Chuck Peil
• Co-Producer: Geoffrey Stott
• Associate Producer: Greg Lyons
• Additional Editing: Steven Liu
• Animation: Manuel Almela
• Animation: Naveen Syed
• Animation: Matt Thurman
• Animation: Andrew Ford
• Animation: David B. Vallone
• Animation: Derek Esparza
• Animation: Don Dixon
• Animation: Robert Fox
• Animation: Travis Simon
• Art Department Coordinator: David Mouser
• Compositors: Lori Williams
• Foley: John Guentner
• Lighting Artist: Kathleen Tran
• Music Editor: Charles Martin Inouye
• Music Supervisor: John Houlihan
• Production Accountant: Lara Blasingame
• Production Coordinator: Rob Thomson
• Sound Designer: Stephen P. Robinson
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Beau Borders
• VFX Artist: Anthony Fung
• Executive In Charge Of Production: Paul Ohrt
• Lighting Artist: Billy Burson III
• Modeling: Ryan Trammell
• Orchestrator: James McWilliam
• Orchestrator: Rick Giovinazzo
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Andy King
• VFX Artist: Jake Rusch
• Visual Development: Alison Donato
• Animation: Emilie Goulet
• Animation: Gizem Gülen
• Animation: Morgan R. Kelly
• Animation: Pete Paquette
• Foley: James Ashwill
• Modeling: Tom M. Jordan
• Musician: Chris Garrick
• Musician: Rachel Bolt
• Scoring Mixer: Casey Stone
• Conceptual Design: Tod Polson
• Lead Animator: Jason Petrocelli
• Lighting Artist: Nicholas Naugle
• Production Coordinator: Bridget Kieffer
• Sound Designer: Tim Walston
• Sound Effects Editor: Masanobu ‘Tomi’ Tomita
• ADR & Dubbing: Michael Miller
• ADR Editor: Julie Feiner
• Animation: Brad Faucheux
• Animation: Chris Street
• Animation: Luis Martinez
• Animation: Ray Chase
• CG Supervisor: Glo Minaya
• Character Designer: Andy Bialk
• Continuity: Tiffany Renee Shreve
• Lighting Artist: Keaton Kramer
• Production Coordinator: Andrew McTighe
• Conductor: Tim Davies
• Editorial Coordinator: Lilly Sechrist
• Foley: Dan O’Connell
• Compositors: Kevin Lu
• Lighting Artist: Randall Manning
• Musician: Roger Linley
• Musician: Steve Mair
• Sound Effects Editor: Scott Wolf
• Animation: Kathy Zielinski
• Assistant Editor: Ian McNeny
• Character Designer: Carlos Luzzi
• First Assistant Editor: Todd Zongker
• Foley: John T. Cucci
• Lead Animator: Eric Burnett
• Lighting Artist: Nick Shirsty
• ADR & Dubbing: Roy Latham
• Animation: Alexandre F. Kümpel
• Animation: Shaun Freeman
• Lighting Artist: Peter McCord
• Sound Effects Editor: Peter Zinda
• Animation: Dorian Soto
• Animation Production Assistant: Lea Kocurek
• Foley: Blake Collins
• Lighting Artist: Alberto Beguerie
• Lighting Artist: Esther Parobek
• Modeling: Liz Paradis
• Orchestrator: Ryan Humphrey
• Production Manager: Katie Hasleham
• Sound Recordist: Frank Pittenger
• Special Effects Supervisor: Erich Turner
• Lead Animator: Jackie Koehler
• Lead Animator: Vitor Vilela
• Lighting Artist: Daniel Guindi
• Lighting Artist: Garrett Moring
• Modeling: Connor McCampbell
• Musician: Nicholas Bucknall
• Set Dressing Artist: Sean Ryan McEwan
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Andy Koyama
• Compositors: Jake Albers
• Lead Animator: Byron Slaybaugh
• Lighting Artist: Ed Whetstone
• Supervising Animator: Louis Jones
• Lead Animator: Jess Morris
• Modeling: Elias Glasch
• Music Editor: Jeff Carson
• Musician: David Arch
• Animation: Angelo Sta. Catalina
• Animation: Robert Lazzarini
• CG Supervisor: Mike Fortner
• First Assistant Sound Editor: Jessie Pariseau
• Modeling: Sing Khamnouane
• VFX Artist: Chas Naylor
• Character Designer: Sandra Equihua
• Digital Intermediate: Zara Park
• Lighting Artist: Michael Cacciamani
• Lighting Artist: Robyn Ducharme
• Lighting Artist: Thomas DesJardins
• Orchestrator: Susie Bench
• Still Photographer: Kevin Estrada
• VFX Artist: Chris Rasch
• Animation: Monica Aston
• Animation Department Coordinator: Allison Harbin
• Associate Editor: Amy Grieshaber
• Casting Associate: Micah Dahlberg
• Digital Intermediate: Craig Price
• Layout: Lorenzo Russell Bambino
• Lead Animator: Eric Drobile
• Orchestrator: Julia Zuzanna Sokolowska
• Rigging Supervisor: Eric Baker
• Temp Sound Editor: T.J. Callaway
• Assistant Editor: Johnson Cheng
• Character Designer: Sylvain Deboissy
• Executive Producer: Pete Herzog
• Lead Animator: Ernesto Bottger
• Visual Development: Shane Richardson
• Visual Development: Yashar Kassai
• Post Production Supervisor: Jonas Thaler
• Production Coordinator: Kyle Lawson
• Sound Recordist: Jesse Johnstone
• Supervising Animator: Bill Haller
• VFX Artist: Shu Liu
• VFX Artist: Will Nicholson
• VFX Supervisor: Augusto Schillaci
• Visual Development: Sarah Marino
• VFX Artist: Connon Carey
• Visual Development: Elise Hatheway
• Visual Development: Jordan Lamarre-Wan
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Ellyn Klein Golub
• Visual Development: Frederick J. Gardner III
• Visual Development: Bryan Gregg LaShelle
• Visual Effects: William Scott McCullough
• VFX Artist: N. Joseph Burnette
• Modeling: Lino Cristofaro
• Musician: Mark Berrow
• Musician: Roger Argente
• Production Manager: Jasmine Johnson
• Supervising Sound Editor: Scott Martin Gershin
• VFX Artist: Ehsan Parizi
• VFX Artist: Nick Ilyin
• Visual Development: Dustin D’Arnault
• Visual Development: Travis Koller

Catogories:
Animation,Adventure,Comedy,Family,Fantasy
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Language:
English
Production:
United States of America
Company:
Reel FX Creative Studios,20th Century Fox Animation,Chatrone
Popularity:
183.925
Date:
2014-10-01
Year:
2014

• CinemaSerf: The big eyes and the slightly cardboard-box style of animation is really quite engaging as we follow the tale of “Manolo”. He’s an excitable young man who finds himself torn between staying home and living the life his family want him to, and setting off and having some adventures of his own. It’s the latter draw that prevails and after a trip to the museum with his friends, he is soon dealing with demons from within and without that challenge his very essence, his being – his soul, even. The story is steeped in history, in myth and in imagination and is colourfully and vividly delivered using a clever mix of dialogue, music and quite often just the richness of the imagery itself. Can this young man play games with those more experienced, malevolent, cunning and find the happiness he is looking for? Of course – there is jeopardy too – if he gets it wrong, then all humankind is going to suffer! There’s even a gentle hint of a childish love triangle as the story builds to quite an entertaining – if predictable – denouement. It’s a classy bit of cinema this, with plenty of strong characterisation, action, some darkness and just enough to keep the brain ticking over too. Cinema is best – it brings out the vivacity of the whole thing so much better.