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Violet Evergarden: Recollections

Violet Evergarden: Recollections

Science Fiction · Drama · Fantasy · 2021

An emotionally scarred former child soldier becomes a letter writer in this condensed recap of the moving, gorgeously animated award-winning series.

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Violet Evergarden: Recollections

2021 Science Fiction · Drama · Fantasy 1h 36m

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8.5 / 10

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An emotionally scarred former child soldier becomes a letter writer in this condensed recap of the moving, gorgeously animated award-winning series.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Taichi Ishidate · Haruka Fujita

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Violet Evergarden (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Gilbert Bougainvillea (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Claudia Hodgins (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Cattleya Baudelaire (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Benedict Blue (voice)

Minori Chihara

Minori Chihara

Erica Brown (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Iris Cannary (voice)

Court is in session

Put Violet Evergarden: Recollections on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.