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Bookmark this pageFear(s) of the Dark (2008)
Director: Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire
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From Time Out London
A black-and-white portmanteau animation written and directed by first-timers better known for work in comics seems like a recipe for tedium, and there are moments when ‘Fear(s) of the Dark’ strays into indulgence. But, a few interludes aside, this entertains and depicts ripping yarns of amorous giant insects and samurai ghosts.Each segment has an identity, from Charles Burns’s blank-faced adolescent traumas to the shifting charcoal lines of the intense framing story about a pack of vicious dogs. It comes together magnificently in the final segment, an unnerving dark-house mystery told in high contrast, white faces looming from black shadows. A patchy, enjoyable experiment.
Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out London Issue 1989: October 2 - 8
Cast & crew
Director: Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire
Rated: 12A
Duration: 80 mins
UK Release: Oct 3 2008
US Release: Feb 13 2008
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