Nocturna (2007)

An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However when the stars start going out in the sky he finds himself exploring the world of the night his new friend, the cat Shepard, to find out why.

Directors:

Adrià García, Víctor Maldonado

Writers:

Adrià García, Víctor Maldonado,

Stars:

Imanol Arias, Joe Lewis, Molly Malcolm

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Imanol Arias	...	Pastor de gatos (voice)
Joe Lewis	...	Whisperer (voice)
Molly Malcolm
Robert Paterson	...	Cat Sheperd
Natalia Rodríguez	...	Estrella Polar (voice)
Lloyd F. Booth Shankley	...	Tim
Carlos Sobera	...	Sr. Moka (voice)
Joshua Zamrycki	...	Mr. Pee (voice)

Storyline

An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However when the stars start going out in the sky he finds himself exploring the world of the night his new friend, the cat Shepard, to find out why.

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Plot Keywords:

fear | creature | night time | cat | fear of the dark | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Filmax [es] Gebeka Films [fr]

Country:

Spain France

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

11 October 2007 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Gece ve Pisiler

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmax Entertainment, Animakids Productions, Filmax Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #40.4 (2008)

User Reviews

Courage vs. Dark

After downloading this movie I am going out to buy it on DVD. I was very pleased with it.

A Spanish - french production that portrays the more than typical story of the little boy afraid of the dark. Tipical? Maybe. But after you watch it you can be sure to be submerged into a childs world of spookiness and pure visual poetry. The story unfolds as stars start disappearing. So the boy meets the cats shepherd, whose purpose you will learn during watching this delightfull film, who will help little Tim (the boy) to go on a journey throughout the night. As the world is being devoured by what Tim fears most. He must struggle together to save the night.

I wouldn't say a touch of Tim Burton, but definitely this typical french and Spanish touch of Gothic visual in which nothing is straight but curvy and angled. A very pleasant eye catcher is the architecture of buildings in this little piece of art. It is what makes the whole ambiance plus the different light scalings and brightnesses. This movie is mostly in a blue tone which emphasizes more the suspense of darkness.

In the end it unfolds to be very predictable somehow but still a Wow for the lovers of old visual poetry as I use to call it.

Reminds me of summer nights looking up in the sky and staring at the stars with a full moon and some nice mellowy clouds.