Deaf Crocodile, Animated: Gwen and the Book of Sand & The Bubble Bath
Celebrate the boutique label Deaf Crocodile’s 5th anniversary with two animated marvels from their library! Jean-François Laguionie, France, 1985 “Every bit as remarkable as FANTASTIC PLANET.” —Sight & Sound “Why search the sand for answers? It has told us everything,” whispers Roseline, the 173-year old desert nomad narrator of Jean-François Laguionie’s unforgettable animated tale of life after the apocalypse, where hardy few survivors walk on stilts from well to well, scorpions glow like lanterns and the mysterious Makou drops giant everyday objects – forks, eyeglasses, bathtubs – from the skies. In this surreal and DUNE-esque post–post-modern landscape, our teen heroine Gwen refuses to stay silent and hide in the shadows. GWEN’s look is sublime, painted in remarkable gouache images. This is on par with Laloux’s FANTASTIC PLANET, Mamoru Oshii’s ANGEL’S EGG or any number of Miyazaki’s works as a visually stunning, otherworldly experience. György Kovásznai, Hungary, 1980 “Like Van Gogh, Fleischer Studios, Robert Crumb, YELLOW SUBMARINE and the abstract-thought section of Pixar’s INSIDE OUT smooshed into a great lysergic cake.” – The Guardian A superlative animated musical discovery! Touching on a wide range of styles from 1920s Art Deco to 1960s Psychedelia and 1970s Roxy Music-style decadence, BUBBLE BATH is a hypercolored yet relatable Eastern European avant-garde opera about dating problems. This irresistible experience charts the romance between medical student Anikó (a more curvaceous post-modern Betty Boop) and shop window decorator / stoned hippie alleycat Zsolt: both unsure of their attraction to each other, the choices they’ve made and what life has in store for them.
GWEN AND THE BOOK OF SANDBUBBLE BATH
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Bubble Bath
Zsolt Mohai, an eccentric shop window decorator in his 40s, drops by Anna Parádi on his wedding day,…
Gwen and the Book of Sand
Gwen is a young girl adopted by a nomad tribe in a desert post-apocalyptic world. When Gwen’s friend…