Fresh
This French-made chiller proves just how scary a pitch-black theatre can be.
Jason Anderson, Toronto Star
Fear(s) of the Dark
2007 · 1h 25m · Unrated
Animation, Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Blutch
,
Charles Burns
,
Marie Caillou
,
Pierre Di Sciullo
,
Lorenzo Mattotti
,
Richard McGuire
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Fear(s) of the Dark
Overview
Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark.
Director and cast
- Blutch Director
- Charles Burns Director
- Marie Caillou Director
- Pierre Di Sciullo Director
- Lorenzo Mattotti Director
- Richard McGuire Director
- Gil Alma as (voice)
- Aure Atika as Laura (voice)
- François Créton as The teacher (voice)
- Guillaume Depardieu as Eric (voice)
- Sarah-Laure Estragnat as (voice)
- Nicolas Feroumont as (voice)
- Nicole Garcia as Narrator (voice)
- Arthur H. as Narrator (voice)
- Christian Hecq as The doctor / The samurai (voice)
- Christian Hincker as (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Brilliantly creepy.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Maybe different things scare the French. But I'll give them this: Prattling monologues can be unsettling.
Mark Rahner, Seattle Times
Rotten
Fear(s) of the Dark is a feast for the eyes, even if it doesn't always get the pulse racing.
Reyhan Harmanci, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Sinister and beautiful.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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