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Chico and Rita


The critical consensus

A delightful blend of hand-drawn animation and CG style that'll be soul food for hopeless romantics everywhere.

****(*)Helen O'Hara, Empire Online, 15/11/2010

The animation style, cartoon-y but detailed, is richly evocative of the era and locations in which the story takes place.

***(*)(*)Miles Fielder, The List, 16/11/2010

All buzz, colour and sublime jazz, Chico & Rita is an instant design classic – and cracking cinema too.

****(*)Ellen E Jones, Total Film, 17/11/2010

A bustling, melodic charmer.

****(*)Nigel Andrews, Financial Times, 17/11/2010

The great names of both Cuban and American jazz are invoked, and Chico and Rita's tragicomic love story meshes very pleasingly with this musical backdrop.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 18/11/2010

This is a simple story but one that is told with a great deal of affection and spirit. The end result is a delightful one-off.

Daily Express, 19/11/2010

By turns wistful, passionate, indignant and melancholy, this is an exquisitely composed piece of storytelling.

****(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 19/11/2010

Sexy, soulful and often sublime.

****(*)Daily Record, 19/11/2010

Charmingly evokes the vibrancy of a bygone era, even as it smoothes away some of its complexity in the process.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 20/11/2010

The year's best musical and one of the year's finest animated films.

Philip French, The Observer, 21/11/2010


Features about Chico and Rita

Chico & Rita--Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal profile

The List, 16/11/2010

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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