Kaufman’s latest film is his most imaginative one yet. Titled “Anomalisa” (now available for digital release, on Blu-ray in May), the stop-motion animation follows the business trip of a self-help author named Michael (voiced by David Thewlis). Stranded in a hotel, he finally finds a connection with Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who's a fan of his work, and the two have a one-night stand.
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Having Tom Noonan construct and voice so many characters is a wildly interesting and daring artistic choice in a movie chock full of adventurous artistic decisions. While at first blush, one might imagine that only ever hearing three voices throughout the entire movie might become tiresome, this choice truly puts the audience in line with Michael's perspective in a way that has not quite been seen before. The process Noonan describes for generating background voices is hard to imagine, as it must have been physically taxing to create so many hours of viable conversation, in addition to creatively exhausting as Noonan imbued each background voice with individuality and distinct conversation. I would imagine there was an intense struggle to keep all the additional characters dynamic, and able to be distinct despite having the same voice. The success of this movie is testament to Noonan's abilities as a voice actor, as well as his own imagination and dedication to each individual character.
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