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The Inventor

  • 5.7 /10

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Plot

The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question – "What is the meaning of it all?"

Cast

Stephen Fry as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Stephen Fry

as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

Daisy Ridley as Princess Marguerite (voice)
Daisy Ridley

as Princess Marguerite (voice)

Marion Cotillard as Louise de Savoy (voice)
Marion Cotillard

as Louise de Savoy (voice)

Matt Berry as Pope Leo XI (voice)
Matt Berry

as Pope Leo XI (voice)

Natalie Palamides as Pierre Nepveu / Antonio de Beatis (voice)
Natalie Palamides

as Pierre Nepveu / Antonio de Beatis (voice)

Jim Capobianco as Cardinal of Aragon (voice)
Jim Capobianco

as Cardinal of Aragon (voice)

Ben Stranahan as Page (voice)
Ben Stranahan

as Page (voice)

Jane Osborn as Gravedigger Jane (voice)
Jane Osborn

as Gravedigger Jane (voice)

Gauthier Battoue as Francis I of France (voice)
Gauthier Battoue

as Francis I of France (voice)

John Gilkey as Gravedigger John / Giuliano (voice)
John Gilkey

as Gravedigger John / Giuliano (voice)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • September 15, 2023

Production Companies

  • Foliascope

  • Leo & King

  • Curiosity Studio

  • Aerial Contrivance Workshop

  • SIE Films

  • Blue Fox Entertainment

  • Former Prodigy Media

  • Slated

  • Leveller Media

  • Tip-Top Productions

  • Carte Blanche

  • Moo Studios

  • Curiosity Rights

  • The Exchange

Production Countries

  • France

  • Ireland

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $10,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $2,037,563.00

Runtime

  • 1.53 hrs

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Reviews

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-inventor-review-too-generic-yet-still-satisfying/ "The Inventor cannot escape its script's creative limitations and generic messages, but it remains a somewhat interesting viewing, full of humorous moments and pure audiovisual beauty. The fantastic stop-motion animation stands out, but the 2D sequences are just as, if not more, captivati…

I was quite nervous at the start here when I saw how many production companies were involved - it looked like a recipe for a mess. Well it isn't. It's certainly an amalgam of animated styles featuring everything from flat 2-D drawing to complex technical sketching and some stop-motion characterisations that really worked quite quirkily. It's the briefest of potted histories of the life of Leonard…