Horacio | Murderer Shows No Remorse in Annecy Short Film

Screaming too loud is what got Horacio killed, with his murderer Guillaume now released from prison, what will he do next?

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Horacio.
Dir. Caroline Cherrier
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The violence of the narrative juxtaposed with the nonchalance of the narration is simultaneously striking, compelling and fascinating. Even though we don’t know much about the main character Guillaume, his narration of the events fleshes out his character. The murder carries all the dramatic weight of the film, and Cherrier perfectly balances it with her choice of color palette and a dash of humor here and there with the mother. The visual look contradicts the darkness of the story, and the very calm pacing removes any manufactured anxiety or tension that would be expected given the narrative.

Since the film is told entirely from Guillaume’s perspective, Cherrier also places her audience in an uneasy seat, stripping all the severity from the story. By removing the prism we usually see reality through, the filmmaker offers a completely different perspective on things, without removing our basic sense of morals. Yet this shake-up is probably what makes the film so memorable in how it affects us. - S/W Curator, Céline Roustan
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CAST + CREW

Cast: Sylvie Brucker - Hugo de Faucompret - Tristan Lepagney - Patricia Marmoras - Nicolas Mossard - Spider Zed
Animation: Caroline Cherrier - Eva Lusbaronian - Valentin Stoll
Assistant Animators: Julie Bousquet - Raphaël Lozano
Character Design: Caroline Cherrier - Valentin Stoll
Layouts: Caroline Cherrier - Hugo de Faucompret
Compositing: Caroline Cherrier - Pierre Pinon
Editing: Caroline Cherrier - Stéphanie Sicard
Music: Marie Cherrier
Sound Design: Mathieu Z’Graggen
Sound Effects: Grégory Vincent
Mix: Régis Diebold
Colour grading: Yves Brua

Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.