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  1. Dec 29, 2015 · They exist mainly to amuse. The characters in “Anomalisa” unsettle. Their plight makes you think about 21st century loneliness, despair and alienation— subjects that would be unpalatable if Kaufman didn’t write his characters so compassionately and with such dry humor.

  2. Oct 30, 2015 · That got him thinking about a companion piece in which one actor would provide nearly all the voices that populated a character’s world — a simulation of a real-life disorder called Fregoli...

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  3. Jan 14, 2016 · Anomalisa is one of those once-in-a-lifetime movies. It's a singular experience, a stop-motion animated drama that slowly reveals why it could have only been told in this style.

  4. Summary: Michael Stone, an author of books on the subject of customer service, struggles to connect with people. One night, while on a routine business trip, he meets Lisa, a stranger with a unique voice. Directors: Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson. Writer: Charlie Kaufman. Cast: David Thewlis as Michael Stone. Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lisa.

  5. Dec 30, 2015 · Johnson, Kaufman and puppet supervisor Caroline Kastelic created one-sixth-scale models of all the characters and settings, on 18 separate warehouse mini-soundstages. We are there, spying on...

  6. Mar 8, 2016 · In many ways, despite the biting humor and richly defined, deeply human characters, Anomalisa is as depressive as its protagonist. Most filmmakers would have made a heartfelt ode to overcoming loneliness out of the material, akin to Tom McCarthy’s moving The Station Agent.

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  8. Mar 10, 2016 · Anomalisa's central character of Michael Stone is voiced by British actor David Thewlis. By Emma Jones. Entertainment reporter. It's a tale of a world-weary, middle-aged man struggling to find...