One can see the seams in "Living Large," and that's a compliment. Its hand-crafted quality doesn't hide behind noticeable digital enhancements, as is the case in big-budget stop-motion productions.

One can see the seams in “Living Large,” and that’s a compliment. Its hand-crafted quality doesn’t hide behind noticeable digital enhancements, as is the case in big-budget stop-motion ...

That preoccupation is precisely what concerns Czech director Kristina Dufková’s newest feature Living Large, based on the French novel La vie, en gros. The screen version (adapted by Mikaël ...