SILVER

[PAPURIKA] [パプリカ]
The final film made by director Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE) is a mind-bending thriller about a young psychologist and a fearless detective who join forces to recover a stolen device that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams. Adapted from a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui, PAPRIKA is a magical tale with rapid-fire editing, cartoon logic and fluid character design that exemplifies the unique storytelling properties of animation. It's no wonder the story resolves itself through a kaleidoscopic parade where reality merges into dream, accompanied by an electronic score by Susumu Hirasawa — notable for being one of the first to utilize a Vocaloid, a wholly synthetic voice. DIR/SCR Satoshi Kon; SCR Seishi Minakami, based on the novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui; PROD Jungo Maruta, Masao Takiyama. Japan, 2006, color, 90 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. RATED R