Panicsville: Belgian animated film comes stateside, screens at Detroit Film Theatre
Jan. 29-31; Feb. 5-7, various
The animated characters simply known as Horse, Cowboy and Indian live in an absurdist world that still has plenty of room for friendship and love, birthday presents, music lessons, and home improvements. Their universe is filled with equal parts hilarity and anxiety. Slightly risqué only when Horse concentrates on wooing the village’s sexy equine music teacher, this is animation for both adults and kids, for anyone who has ever enjoyed the companionship of a plastic figurine on a rainy day. The only stop-motion animated feature to have been an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, A Town Called Panic features occasional profane language in the English subtitles, but is otherwise appropriate for children. The Belgian film is directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar and runs 75 minutes.
This weekend at the Detroit Film Theatre, Friday, Jan. 29 at 7 and 9:30 p.m; Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7 & 9:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 and 4 p.m. The DFT is at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue, in Detroit’s Midtown.
