Nocturna (2007)
5KNocturna: Directed by Adrià García, Víctor Maldonado. With Imanol Arias, Hervé Caradec, Roger Carel, Catherine Cerda. 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 Shepherd, to find out why.
“Itu0026#39;s always nice to accidentally stumble upon a movie that didnu0026#39;t get the praise and recognition it rightly deserved in the first place. Itu0026#39;s even nicer when itu0026#39;s animated.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story starts with Tim, a night-time fearing orphan who takes great refuge with mother natureu0026#39;s night-lights, the stars. After a prank by some of his fellow orphan brothers, he scrambles up onto the roof so the dark doesnu0026#39;t envelope him. And this is when he notices that the stars are beginning to disappear. But luckily for him he then meets the Cat Herder, his new found friend and ally to figuring out the mystery of the missing stars.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story itself isnu0026#39;t strong enough to carry you alone, but thanks to a creative world and unique artistic style that reminded me of a Tim Schafer game in ways, the movie combines all aspects of film-making to create something worth-while and memorable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt the movieu0026#39;s core is Nocturna; the name of the magical land that controls the night and sleep for all the little boys and girls of the world. In this land thereu0026#39;s a Cat Herder that is in charge of all the cats that purr you to sleep. Thereu0026#39;s a trio of hair-dressers that give you u0026#39;bed headu0026#39;. Thereu0026#39;s even a bothersome little man who with a tiny whisper, will have you wetting your bed. And thatu0026#39;s just for starters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith a tried and true, but rather simple story about courage, and not being afraid of the dark at itu0026#39;s center, youu0026#39;re not really blown away by any story arc. The delivery of itu0026#39;s message through imagination is the real saving grace. Because of the art style and professional voice work, the movie will eventually rise above itu0026#39;s unfounded place in that big well of under-appreciated films.”
