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Fisheye (1980 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Fisheye' is a 1980 animated short film by Joko Marui for Zagreb Film. The film is a part of the National Film Collection, preserved by the Croatian State Archives.
Synopsis and development
Fisheye depicts a natural reverse in which fish-like monsters invade a coastal village, capturing and killing all of the inhabitants through clubbing or maiming.[https://books.google.hr/books?id=LmRZAAAAMAAJ&q=fisheye+marusic&dq=fisheye+marusic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9m_ixsN3tAhVN6qQKHYidCOcQ6AEwBHoECAMQAg Handbook of Soviet and East European Films and Filmmakers], Greenwood Press, 1992, Thomas J. Slater, pp. 210 The visuals are executed with a woodcut-like quality, with a score by Ivica Simovi utilizing a twelve-tone technique consisting of seven cellos.[https://books.google.hr/books?id=tmduDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT309&dq=fisheye+marusic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiinffRsN3tAhXL-aQKHbHyDM8Q6AEwAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=fisheye%20marusic&f=false Global Animation Theory: International Perspectives at Animafest Zagreb], edited by Franziska Bruckner, Holger Lang, Nikica
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. Dan Piepenbring, writing for The Paris Review, described it as an inspiring blend of macabre and mundane. It won the award for 'Best Short Film Director' at Sitges Film Festival in 1980.
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