Movie #3602 "Butterfly" (theater) This is the 4th oscar-nominated animated short 2026, and I didn't like it much -- hard to follow. Here's what a critic said about it on Awardswatch.com:
If this category were only about rewarding the most innovative style of animation, Butterflywould be the unquestionable winner. The dreamy film tells the true story of Alfred Nakache, a Jewish competitive swimmer who competed at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, survived being separated from his family at Auschwitz, and went on to compete in the Olympics once again, this time in London in 1948.
To bring this extraordinary tale to the screen, director Florence Miailhe made the unique choice to use animated oil paintings. This gives the film a swirling, fantastical energy, which not only calls to mind the movements of water that were so familiar to Nakache, but it also feels like watching someone else’s memory somehow brought to visual life. The transitions between moments are particularly stunning, flowing from one image to another in stylish, unexpected ways. It’s simply a gorgeous experience, using animation to tell its story with an emphasis on the unique qualities that are only possible in this medium.
Now that I read the above, I respect the film more --- I'd give it a 4 and maybe root for it at the academy awards ceremony.
Director: Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
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