Peur(s) du noir (2007)

Directors:

Blutch
Charles Burns
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Writers:

Charles Burns
Romain Slocombe
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Release Date:

13 February 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Animation | Drama | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Don't come alone! (UK)

Plot:

Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark.

Plot Keywords:

Fear | Girl | Dog | Nightmare | Isolation

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Gil Alma	...	(voice)
Aure Atika	...	Laura (voice)
François Creton	...	The teacher (voice)
Guillaume Depardieu	...	Eric (voice)
Sarah-Laure Estragnat	...	(voice)
Nicolas Feroumont	...	(voice)
Nicole Garcia	...	Narrator (voice)
Arthur H.	...	Narrator (voice)
Christian Hecq	...	The doctor / The samurai (voice)
Christian Hincker	...	(voice)
Lino Hincker	...	(voice)
Melaura Honnay	...	(voice)
Amélie Lerma	...	(voice)
Florence Maury	...	(voice)
Adriana Piasek-Wanski	...	(voice)
Louisa Pili	...	Sumako (voice)
Amaury Smets	...	(voice)
Brigitte Sy	...	(voice)
Laurent Van den Rest	...	(voice)
Charlotte Vermeil	...	(voice)
Andreas Vuillet	...	(voice)

Directed by
Blutch
Charles Burns
Marie Caillou
Pierre Di Sciullo
Lorenzo Mattotti
Richard McGuire

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Blutch
Charles Burns
Pierre Di Sciullo
Jerry Kramski
Richard McGuire
Michel Pirus
Romain Slocombe

Produced by
Christophe Jankovic	....	producer
Genevieve Lemal	....	executive producer
Alexandre Lippens	....	executive producer
Valérie Schermann	....	producer

Original Music by
Laurent Perez

Film Editing by
Céline Kélépikis

Casting by
Nicolas Ronchi

Art Direction by
Etienne Robial

Production Management
Bruno Ghigou	....	assistant production manager
Tanguy Olivier	....	production manager
Adriana Piasek-Wanski	....	post-production supervisor
Laurence Vacher	....	production manager

Art Department
Philippe Balmossière	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Emmanuel de Boissieu	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fred Demolder	....	sound designer
Fabien Devillers	....	voice recordist
Piste Rouge	....	sound: studio
Bruno Seznec	....	sound
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Florian Bestel	....	digital compositor
Pierre Lopes	....	lead rendering compositing 3D: On Burns Film
Maxime Poron	....	digital compositor

Animation Department
Giovanna Ferrari	....	animator
Elie Klimis	....	animator (2007)
Elie Klimis	....	layout artist (2007)
Elie Klimis	....	storyboard artist (2007)
Pascal Maoloni	....	animator
João Marinho	....	clean-up artist

Casting Department
Agathe Hassenforder	....	voice casting

Editorial Department
Peter Bernaers	....	colorist
Arnout Deurinck	....	on-line editor

Production Companies

• Prima Linea Productions
• Cofinova 3 (in association with)
• La Parti Productions (co-production)
• SCOPE Invest

Distributors

• Benelux Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Diaphana Films (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Russian Report (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Blockbuster (2009) (USA) (DVD) (rental)
• Independent Film Channel (IFC) (2008) (USA) (TV)
• MPI Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Video Film Express (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix

Also Known As:

"Fear(s) of the Dark" - International (English title) (literal title), USA (festival title)
"Fél(ek) a sötétben" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Strach(y) w ciemnosci" - Poland

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | USA:Unrated | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | France:U (with warning)

Company:

Prima Linea Productions

Peur(s) du noir (2007)

Fear(s) of the Dark isn't the horror film I was hoping for. It's creepy, twisted and dark, but is also distant. It's really a portfolio of work collected by a number of talented animators. Every animation focuses on fear and nightmares in some way. Each of the individual tales has a dreamlike quality, allowing the films to avoid any responsibility they may have to tell a story. Complaining about the story may seem too harsh, but I the end I really had no connection to what was going on. The artistic skills on display can't be challenged in anyway, but so much more could have been achieved with the expansion of just one story. Certainly worth a look for some imaginative imagery.