Synopsis
FEAR(S) OF THE DARK is a wildly inventive and visually dazzling collection of fearful tales by six of the world's most renowned comic and graphic artists - Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Richard McGuire. From a besotted student whose girlfriend is weirdly ardent in her affections, to a Japanese schoolgirl menaced by a long-dead samurai, and a pack of hounds on a bloodthirsty rampage, Fear(s) has a story strand to trouble every sleep - not to mention a stunning range of animation styles. Shot in shimmering black and white, the six intertwined tales create an unprecedented epic where phobias and nightmares come to life and reveal Fear at its most naked and intense.
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Film Information
- Genre: Animation / Mystery
- Director: Blutch, Charles Burns, Pierre Di Sciullo, Michel Pirus, Romain Slocombe
- Written By: Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire
- Starring: Aure Atika, Arthur H, François Creton, Guillaume Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Louisa Pili, and Christian Hecq
- Running Time: 85 minutes, approx.
- MPAA Rating: Not Rated
- Language: French
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Reviews
"Sinister and beautiful, this mostly black-and-white animation from France culls the talents of six artists and designers."
- J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader
"Fear(s) of the Dark, a French production, interweaves the shorts, linking the segments together thematically, and narratively."
- Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Shot in luminous whites, pulsing blacks and gorgeous grays, the stories explore sexual insecurity, rural superstition and sociopolitical anxieties with an inventiveness that's seldom scary but never less than mesmerizing."
- Jeanette Catsoulis, The New York Times
"These stories are frightening, but they contain few shocks or flinches; they're deeper and more psychological, more about adult anxiety than pure terror."
- Tasha Robinson, The Onion (A.V. Club)
"Works best when it works primal--which is not the same thing as working dumb."
- Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune
Showtimes
- Friday, December 26th
4:30 pm, 7:00 pm - Saturday, December 27th
5:00 pm, 7:15 pm - Sunday, December 28th
5:00 pm - Monday, December 29th
2:30 pm, 7:00 pm - Tuesday, December 30th
7:00 pm - Wednesday, December 31st
2:30 pm - Thursday, January 1st
5:00 pm, 7:15 pm