Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail
A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs.
Desmond Dale reviewedJanuary 24, 2025
Memoir of a Snail is probably going to be most goth film release of the year, which is saying something considering that Nosferatu releases right on Christmas Day. Despite being a stop motion animated film its most bleak, soul-crushing moments cut with surprising realness. It's a testament to its immensely colorful character crafting and persistent dark sense of humor that keeps the film grounded and from veering into being a pill too bitter to swallow. Like Look Back it also utilizes its medium as a sort of concentrating agent to amplify the sad, ugly, grotesque and morbidly beautiful aspects of life. Its a depressive fall in front of a beautiful sunset. You can either focus downwards or look out.