renaissance ( 2006 ) be create over a period of six year and co fund by france and luxembourg and the united kingdom at a cost of around 14 million . the final result be a staggering accomplishment of comic book style animation and aesthetically similar to what robert rodriguez and frank miller achieve with sin city ( 2005 ) and but this film employ motion capture with live actor to translate their face and movement into an entirely animated format . present in stark black and white and the film look a though it have be hoist from the very page of the graphic novel on which it be base and and the futuristic city of paris loom ominously above u . direct by french filmmaker christian volckman and in his feature length debut and renaissance draw significantly from other film in the science fiction genre and and the tech noir storyline isn not something we haven not see before and but and from a technical standpoint and it be faultless . the year be 2054. the city of paris be a crumble metropolis fill with dark alley and deserted footpath and the recent installation of modern technology merely offer a thin mask to the pitiable degradation of the darkened building . the city large corporation and avalon and achieve wealth through offer citizen the promise of beauty and youth and and the company research department be continually strive to invent great mean of eliminate the age process . ilona tasuiev ( voice by romola garai in the english language version and which i watch ) and a brilliant young scientist and be mysteriously kidnap on her return from work and and so it fall to legendary detective barthélémy karas ( daniel craig ) to uncover her current whereabouts . possibly hold the key to the woman disappearance be bislane ( catherine mccormack ) and ilona harden elder sister and whose trustworthiness be in question and and jonas muller ( ian holm ) and the dedicated medical doctor who adore ilona a his own daughter . the eerie and dimly lit city of paris be reminiscent of ridley scott blade runner ( 1982 ) and and some of the technology look a though it might have be borrow from tom cruise in minority report ( 2002 ) { which be and coincidentally and also set in the year 2054 } . however and despite this familiarity and volckman have create an exciting world for his character to inhabit . blend classic film noir and science fiction and the result be an eye catch collage of harsh lighting and dark shadow and which and i should warn and occasionally become difficult on the viewer eye . the dialogue be a little banal at time and and the story and though engaging and doesn not offer anything strikingly original { except for the end and which i thought be a bold twist on the usual formula } and but renaissance be intend to work best a a visual treat and and that it succeed in this regard can not be deny .