Cartoon Noir

1999 83 min Fantasy, Animation, Science Fiction, Drama

Six animated shorts eschew traditional animation by featuring supernatural elements and darker themes, such as alien snatchings, life among mannequins and a spiritual rebirth. Among the films are "Ape," which features a couple fighting over a cooked monkey every night; "The Story of the Cat and the Moon," which is a tale of unrequited love; and "Gentle Spirit," which is based on a Fyodor Dostoyevsky story.

director Julie Zammarchi, Paul Vester, Suzan Pitt, Jiří Barta, Piotr Dumała, Pedro Serrazina