Mary and Max

Mary Dinkle, a chubby lonely eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max Horovitz, a 44 year-old, severely obese, Jewish man with Asperger’s Syndrome living in the chaos of New York, strike up an extraordinary bond.

Spanning twenty years and two continents, Mary and Max’s friendship survives much more than the average diet of life’s ups and downs.

Critic Reviews:

• " This clay animation feels as if it was written by the early Woody Allen. Actually the genius behind it is Adam Elliot, who wrote, designed and directed this eccentric, wryly funny story. " – Kate Muir

• " It's a 20-year story that absorbs and beguiles " – John Walsh

• " Elliot is a talent eccentric enough to make Nick Park look like an office drone, and the serious sadness underpinning his vision only makes the humour work better. " – Tim Robey