Tito and the Birds
{{short description|2018 film directed by Gabriel Bitar, André Catoto}}
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Tito and the Birds ({{langx|pt|Tito e os Pássaros}})[http://www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk/events/tito-and-the-birds/ Manchester Animation Festival] is a 2018 Brazilian animated film.{{Citation |title=Tito y los pájaros (2018) |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film356364.html |access-date=2023-08-03 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=‘Tito and the Birds’ Review: Pigeons Carrying a Message (Published 2019) |website=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225041016/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/movies/review-tito-and-the-birds.html |archive-date=2022-12-25 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/movies/review-tito-and-the-birds.html}}{{cite web |title=Review: The visually imaginative animation ‘Tito and the Birds’ speaks to today |date=2019-02-01 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706204656/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-tito-and-the-birds-review-20190131-story.html |archive-date=2022-07-06 |url-status=live |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-tito-and-the-birds-review-20190131-story.html}}
It was nominated for the Best Independent Animated Feature category at the 45th Annie Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-annie-award-nominations-complete-list-1258296/|title=Annie Awards: 'Frozen 2,' 'Missing Link' Lead Year of Surprises and Snubs|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Carolyn|last=Giardina|date=December 2, 2019|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/01/annie-awards-2020-netflix-klaus-i-lost-my-body-top-animation-honors-1202205685/|title=Netflix's 'Klaus' and 'I Lost My Body' Win Big|website=IndieWire|first=Bill|last=Desowitz|date=January 26, 2020|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}
Summary
The film is an eccentric but impassioned allegory{{cite web |title=Animation Is Film Review: ‘Tito and the Birds’ |date=2018-10-29 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929052024/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/tito-and-the-birds-review-1203006826/ |archive-date=2022-09-29 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/tito-and-the-birds-review-1203006826/}} about fear in Brazil affecting a boy named Tito who loves helping his scientist dad Rufus with his inventions (despite his worrisome skeptic mom); the latest involving a machine that can understand bird songs which break down thus resulting in separation. Years later, the fear epidemic is spreading and Tito must resist it relying on his friends Sarah and Buiú to find a cure for his father and his research for his machine before it's too late.{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=December 20, 2018 |title=Your everything-but-Disney guide to the Oscars' Best Animated Film |url=https://ew.com/oscars/2018/12/20/oscars-2019-best-animated-feature-guide/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=2019-01-17 |title=Shout! Dates ‘Tito and the Birds’ US Theater Flight |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/shout-dates-tito-and-the-birds-us-theater-flight/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Animation Magazine}}{{Cite web |last=Barkin |first=Jennifer |title=Tito and the Birds |url=https://www.tiff.net/events/tito-and-the-birds |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Toronto International Film Festival |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Tito e os pássaros {{!}} Tito and the Birds |url=https://www.annecyfestival.com/programme:en/index:film-20167201 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Annecy Festival |language=en}}
Release
The film was released in Northern America on DVD and Blu-ray Disc by Shout Factory on April 23, 2019.{{Citation |last=Catoto |first=André |title=Tito And The Birds |date=2019-04-23 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Tito-Birds-COMBO-Blu-ray-Various/dp/B07MWQGLDV |access-date=2023-08-03 |publisher=Shout! Studios}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.titoandthebirds.com}}
- {{IMDb title|id=8327492}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tito_and_the_birds Rotten Tomatoes]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qwfgZtZvA8 Official trailer on Shout! Factory YouTube channel]
- [https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tito-and-the-birds Tito and the Birds] on Metacritic
Category:Brazilian animated fantasy films
Category:Animated feature films
Category:Animated films about birds