A beautiful story of friendship and determination brought to life by a duo of brilliant vocal performances and beautiful stop-motion animation, Mary and Max is a feat of storytelling and a genuine work of art.
A beautiful story of friendship and determination brought to life by a duo of brilliant vocal performances and beautiful stop-motion animation, Mary and Max is a feat of storytelling and a genuine work of art. The film follows the unlikely friendship between two pen pals; an eight-year-old girl named Mary ( Toni Collette) living in Melbourne, and a 44-year-old obese man named Max ( Phillip Seymour Hoffman) living in New York. What initially started as an unexpected way to pass the time for a child transformed into a beautiful 20-year friendship and communication between the two.