Chichester Cinema at New Park
Fear(s) of the Dark
- Peur(s) du Noir
Six graphic artists present their visions of terror in this omnibus of black-and-white animation, with a couple of exceptionally clever episodes tied together through recurring monologue. Each segment displays a fertile imagination influenced by a breathtaking range of sources, from Japanese anime (in the case of Marie Caillou) to Felix Vallotton (Richard McGuire).
Using both 2-D and 3-D animation, all in rich black-and-white with subtle colour tonalities, it uses different black-and-white animation techniques to tell several scary stories. There's a story of a teenage boy who meets the wrong girl. Another tale deals with a small community where people disappear and are never seen again. Then there's the narrative of a little Japanese girl who suffers from horrible nightmares.
These stories are connected by the story about a man with a devilish smile and four enormous dogs from hell and by a woman's monologue about her fears. (subtitles)
France · 2007 · various directors · 85min
