Fisheye (1980 film)

Fisheye (Croatian: Riblje oko) is a 1980 animated short film by Joško Marušić for Zagreb Film. The film is a part of the National Film Collection, preserved by the Croatian State Archives.[1]

Synopsis and development

Fisheye depicts a natural reverse in which fish-like monsters invade a bleak coastal village, capturing and killing all of the inhabitants (women and children) through clubbing or maiming, after the fishermen leave for their daily catch.[2][3] The visuals are executed with a woodcut-like quality, with a score by Ivica Simović utilizing a twelve-tone technique consisting of seven cellos.[4]

Reception

Stanislav Matacic, writing for International Psychoanalytical Association, describes it as a horror film using a unique art style and a Hitchcock-like soundtrack, praising it as a timeless piece of art.[5] Dan Piepenbring [de], writing for The Paris Review, described it as an inspiring blend of macabre and mundane.[3] It won the award for Best Short Film Director at Sitges Film Festival in 1980.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Projekcija filmova iz Nacionalne filmske zbirke". culturenet.hr (in Croatian). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ Handbook of Soviet and East European Films and Filmmakers, Greenwood Press, 1992, Thomas J. Slater, pp. 210
  3. ^ a b Piepenbring, Dan (March 27, 2014). "Fisheye (Riblje Oko)".
  4. ^ Global Animation Theory: International Perspectives at Animafest Zagreb, edited by Franziska Bruckner, Holger Lang, Nikica
  5. ^ "Film Shorts".
  6. ^ "FESTIVAL ARCHIVES - Sitges Film Festival - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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