‘Dog’ and his new robot pal get acquainted
The film of Robot Dreams is like a lasagne,’ announces its Spanish director, Pablo Berger. ‘There are different layers.’ It’s a fair point. Adapted from the hit 2007 graphic novel by Sara Varon, this tale of a dog who builds and befriends a robot can easily be enjoyed, Pixar style, by all types of filmgoers. ‘I would love to think that Robot Dreams caters something to different audiences,’ adds Berger, when Teasers meets with him in London. ‘I would love to have in the same screening room kids, cinephiles, critics, casual film viewers.’
The film marks Berger’s first animated project following three live-action features, including 2017’s Abracadabra, and he certainly approached it from a movie buff’s perspective.