'Moonrise Kingdom' Animated Shorts

In Wes Anderson's indie mega-hit "Moonrise Kingdom," 12-year-old Suzy (Kara Hayward) packs an unusual set of items for her runaway adventure with her pen-pal boyfriend, Sam (Jared Gilman): A half-dozen (fictitious) storybooks she stole from the library, three of which she reads aloud over the course of the film. Anderson commissioned six artists to create the books' evocative jacket covers, but initially the director wanted to take the artistry even further. "At one point in the process, when she's reading these passages from these books, I'd thought about going into animation," he says.

The animated shorts include: Shelly and the Secret Universe, The Francine Odysseys, The Girl from Jupiter, Disappearance of the 6th Grade, The Light of Seven Matchsticks, and The Return of Auntie Lorraine.

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[IFeelInfinite10929]

I believe I would buy all of these books if they come out....

[ELBSeattle]

I love, love, LOVED Moonrise Kingdom.

[Maafa1619]

It's all the little details, the books and watercolors and needlepoints and whatnot. That's what I love about a Wes Anderson world.

[rosepetal34]

never fallen in love with a film so much before , total visual genius

[rosepetal34]

they don't exist though

[nageltrollet4]

Yeah, i've never wanted to see a movie so very much since The Station agent, and that' for a whole different reason. Thank you for the preview. Love these kind of films. Will make sure to read these books

[Annabella56]

me to!

[SSJ4Yujiro]

The third book's animation style reminds me of Fantastic Planet.

[rhettbutler96]

WHY CAN'T I READ THESE BOOKS!!!!

[Capybaraism]

God, do I wish that these books were real. I want to read them all!

[The1Dragonprincess]

Pretty cool shorts actually as the movie.

[wilyouwontyou]

Fabulous (and I'm not just punning) movie! Both odd and delightful--a pleasure!