CRÉPUSCULE
20 min, Animation, Quebec, Canada, 2011Directed byÉric Falardeau
Produced byLes Films de l’Autre
LanguageNo dialogue
Film details
Synopsis
Inspired by japanese butoh theatre, Crépuscule is a stop-motion animated short film about a group of creatures living in perfect symbiosis with their environment. When a man and a woman break into their boring and regulated world, their lifes are shattered forever.
Credits
Screenplay and Direction : Éric Falardeau
Animation : Simon Beaupré, Pierre M. Trudeau
Direction of Photography : Éric Falardeau
Editing : Éric Falardeau
Sound : Julia Innes
Music : Charles Maheu
Artistic Direction : Claire Brognez, Lisa Smith
Digital Effects : Guillaume Chassé
Production Direction : Marie-josée Lamontagne
Financial Partners
SODEC
Direction
Éric Falardeau
Eric Falardeau holds a Master’s degree in Film Studies from the Université de Montréal. His short films have been screened at festivals all around the world (France, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, Germany, South Africa, UK, USA, Brazil and Canada); attracting fans and critical acclaim along the way. Crépuscule (2011) is his first animated film. His first feature film,
Thanatomorphose (2012), was distributed in more than 10 countries. He wrote the book Bleu nuit, Histoire d’une cinéphilie nocturne and curated the exhibit «Secrets and Illusion, The Magic of Special Effects» at the Cinémathèque québécoise (held from april 2013 to april 2018).
Filmography
Thanatomorphose (2012 / 100 min)
Crépuscule (2011 / 20 min)
Le Cycle (2009 / 7min)
Coming Home (2008 / 20 min)
Cam Shot (2008 / 4 min)
Purgatory (2006 / 16 min)
La Petite mort (2005 / 3 min)