Back in 1999, when a character in Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich proposed that the future of the arts lay in puppetry, everybody laughed. Amongst cinema fans there was general appreciation for the role of puppeteers in creating special effects, but little beyond that. Now, however, times have changed. The brilliant expansion of The Dark Crystal into a series awed viewers worldwide and reminded us of what great puppet work can achieve. It also restored the old tradition of using puppets to explore dark subjects. Jesse Blanchard's Frank & Zed takes that one step further, presenting us with an unalloyed horror tale.
It is set, like The Dark Crystal, in a fantasy world, and uses some similar animation techniques, but with the rougher edges one would expect from a project made without the backing of a big studio. The atmosphere here is folkloric. We have a village built around.
It is set, like The Dark Crystal, in a fantasy world, and uses some similar animation techniques, but with the rougher edges one would expect from a project made without the backing of a big studio. The atmosphere here is folkloric. We have a village built around.
- 10/11/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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