Be careful what you wish for.|Feb. 05, 2009|United States|100 Min.|PG
Genre: Animation;Family;Fantasy
Description: Coraline (2009) is a captivating animated film that tells the story of a young girl named Coraline Jones. She and her parents move into an old mansion known as The Pink Palace, which has been divided into apartments. While her parents are preoccupied with their work on a gardening catalog, Coraline feels neglected and bored. During her exploration of the new surroundings, she meets Wyborne “Wybie” Lovat, the landlady’s grandson, and a mysterious black cat that accompanies him. Wybie gives Coraline a button-eyed rag doll he found in his grandmother’s trunk, which eerily resembles her.
One night, Coraline discovers a small, locked door in the living room. When she unlocks it with a key shaped like a button, she finds a passage to a parallel world. In this alternate version of her home, she meets her “Other Mother” and “Other Father,” who appear to be more attentive and caring versions of her real parents. However, Coraline soon realizes that this seemingly perfect world has a dark side.
Throughout her visits to the Other World, Coraline encounters strange and unsettling characters, including the mute Other Wybie, the eccentric Other Bobinsky with his mouse circus, and the theatrical Other Spink and Other Forcible. The black cat, who can speak in this world, warns Coraline that the Other Mother is evil, but she initially dismisses the warning. As the story unfolds, Coraline learns that the Other Mother has sinister intentions and must find a way to escape before it’s too late. The film is a thrilling journey filled with mystery, danger, and bravery as Coraline fights to save herself and her loved ones.
Cast director: Henry Selick
Cast actor: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders, Ian McShane, Dawn French, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr., Aankha Neal, Hannah Kaiser
Original name: Coraline