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. 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.

External links

• Fisheye at IMDb