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6.6/10
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Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark.Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark.Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark.
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations
Aure Atika
- Laura
- (voice)
Guillaume Depardieu
- Eric
- (voice)
Nicole Garcia
- Narrator
- (voice)
François Creton
- The teacher
- (voice)
Christian Hecq
- The doctor
- (voice)
- …
Louisa Pili
- Sumako
- (voice)
Brigitte Sy
- Eric's mother
- (voice)
Storyline
Featured review
black and white and shades of grey
Peur(s) du Noir is essentially 5 short black and white animations interspersed by segments of a woman droning on about her fears, illustrated with interesting animated black and white shapes (I should note, I watched the film in French, and as my French is not perfect, I did not catch everything she said, but got the general impression that she was your typical anxious overachieving yuppie).
The five shorts all used different animation techniques, but were overall pleasingly creepy. There was a cruel aristocrat and his dogs, an Italian village ravaged by a mysterious beast, a budding scientist and his insect specimens, a Japanese girl bullied by classmates/ghosts, and a refugee from a snowstorm shacked up in a Victorian house. This final short was, I thought, the most effective. It was done in pure black and white, and the only light shed in the house (with wonderfully Goreyesque wallpaper) came from a candle the traveller carried with him in his explorations. This allowed for some great reveal moments, and additionally built up the tension extremely well.
Overall, a must see for fans of art-house animation. If it comes to a cinema near you, take the opportunity to see it, because I suspect it will be difficult to find on DVD.
The five shorts all used different animation techniques, but were overall pleasingly creepy. There was a cruel aristocrat and his dogs, an Italian village ravaged by a mysterious beast, a budding scientist and his insect specimens, a Japanese girl bullied by classmates/ghosts, and a refugee from a snowstorm shacked up in a Victorian house. This final short was, I thought, the most effective. It was done in pure black and white, and the only light shed in the house (with wonderfully Goreyesque wallpaper) came from a candle the traveller carried with him in his explorations. This allowed for some great reveal moments, and additionally built up the tension extremely well.
Overall, a must see for fans of art-house animation. If it comes to a cinema near you, take the opportunity to see it, because I suspect it will be difficult to find on DVD.
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- SandsofSamarkand
- Mar 4, 2008
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Strah(ovi) od mraka
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $77,876
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,103
- Oct 26, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $450,813
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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