90
Chicago Reader by J.R. Jones
Sinister and beautiful, this mostly black-and-white animation from France culls the talents of six artists and designers.
Fear(s) of the Dark (Peur(s) du noir)
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- France
- 2008
- · 85m
Director
Richard McGuire
Cast
Gil Alma,
Aure Atika,
François Créton,
Guillaume Depardieu,
Sarah-Laure Estragnat,
Nicolas Feroumont
Genre
Animation,
Comedy,
Drama,
Horror,
Mystery,
Romance
Six animators come together to create segments exploring our fear(s) of the dark-- a shy teenage boy preyed upon by an attractive girl his age, people going missing in ominous locations, a nobleman's struggle against savage hounds, and a young girl's nightmares in a psychiatric hospital.
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88
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
Fear(s) of the Dark, a French production, interweaves the shorts, linking the segments together thematically, and narratively.
80
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
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.
75
Chicago Tribune
Works best when it works primal--which is not the same thing as working dumb.
75
The A.V. Club by Tasha Robinson
These stories are frightening, but they contain few shocks or flinches; they're deeper and more psychological, more about adult anxiety than pure terror.
75
Chicago Tribune by Christopher Borrelli
Works best when it works primal--which is not the same thing as working dumb.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Bill White
Despite the cultural and artistic differences among the contributors, the overall production design maintains a unified tone, helped in part by Laurent Perez's eerie soundtrack.
75
Boston Globe by Ty Burr
It makes a nicely grim little Halloween appetizer, although you may want to go home and hide under the bed afterward.
70
Film Threat
A visually exhilarating trip through the darker regions of the subconscious.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
Half a dozen directors from America and Europe contribute stories to this tasty potpourri.
70
Village Voice
Though multi-director projects are patchy by definition, Fear(s) of the Dark hits with an all-star batting average.
70
Village Voice by Aaron Hillis
Though multi-director projects are patchy by definition, Fear(s) of the Dark hits with an all-star batting average.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Farber
Half a dozen directors from America and Europe contribute stories to this tasty potpourri.
70
Film Threat by Jeremy Mathews
A visually exhilarating trip through the darker regions of the subconscious.
63
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Some of the stories are pretty good, especially Charles Burns' tale involving a nasty and vaguely humanoid insect that burrows under the skin.
63
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
There isn't a dud in the 10 shorts, although some are more dud-ish than others.
50
Entertainment Weekly
Feels like a nonstarter.
50
Variety
An omnibus of black-and-white animation with a couple exceptionally clever episodes tied together by an unnecessary recurring monologue.
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