Pompo The Cinephile Review. The Cinephile which premiered at Fantasia Fest 2021 is entertaining to watch in a so bad its good way. Pomponette -- or Pompo for short Konomi Kohara -- is the studio head who inherited the job from her.
While it excels in its humor voice acting and music the visual style is what propels this movie to greatness. The Cinephile which premiered at Fantasia Fest 2021 is entertaining to watch in a so bad its good way. Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in Nyallywood the movie-making capital of the world.
From the opening mockumentary sequence its clear that this is speaking directly to people who understand both film language and the culture surrounding it.
While it excels in its humor voice acting and music the visual style is what propels this movie to greatness. The Cinephile never finds the right footing in its storytelling and thus becomes a jumbled and confusing mess of misguided ideas. Full of heart genuine insights sharp dialogue and rounded characters the film is animated beautifully by CLAP Studio. The series centers on Joelle Davidovich Pomponette Pompo-san a talented film producer at the movie capital Nyallywood Despite her prowess to see through to the potential of actors and staff and bring out their talent to the fullest she has.
