Good news for global animation fans here. The Hollywood Reporter has got news that IFC have picked up rights to French animated omnibus Fear(s) of the Dark and will be bringing it to North American shores. No word on a release date yet but it appears that this is coming out via the main IFC label - which means theatrical release - as opposed to one of their straight to video or VOD imprints. I personally felt that the film made the mistake of ending with the weakest segment of the lot but it's pretty remarkable stuff nonetheless and the Charles Burns directed sequence is easily worth the cost of admission all on its own.
Hum... I have to disagree with you. Not on the interest of the omnibus (this is a must-see), but on witch parts are good or "not".
I was disapointed by the two first sequenses (Charles Burns and Marie caillou)(and I'm a big fan of Burns), it's not bad but it lacks of real boldness. But the following parts are great (especially Lorenzo Mattotti's), with beautiful and inventive cinematography and animation.
Wow, all the people I saw it with felt the same way I did but hey ... different strokes, I guess. That's always the thing with anthology efforts, what works is always different for different people ...
Burns' segment is certainly gorgeous but it's been done by him, as Epikt implied.
Mattoti's segment actually provoked an emotional response from me, which I think much more important than any purely aesthetic pleasure I get from seeing a thoughtful and imaginative story well-told.