Phantom Boy, the last animated feature to Gagnol Alain and Jean-Loup Felicioli, is It had its world premiere at the 33rd Torino Film Festival and winner of the Platinum Grand Prize al 18mo Future Film Festival.

Leo is an eleven year old boy forced to undergo heavy treatment in hospital. He, since he has discovered to be ill, It has the power to get away from your body during sleep, without being seen by anyone. Alex, instead, He is a young policeman injured by a dangerous villain from the disfigured face that threatens to destroy New York with a powerful computer virus. Thanks to Leo's powers – and with the help of stubborn journalist Mary – But, man can carry on his investigation even hospital.

Leo's, therefore, a small ghost that flies on every night in New York City. His figure sinuous meanders between the buildings almost as if he were dancing. Drawings – exclusively by hand, Two-dimensional, by spigolosissimi depths and shapes which recall the works of Picasso (in particular as regards the crook disfigured face) and Modigliani – They are right to emphasize this contrast dream / reality, as well as the contrast between the world of childhood and adult age. At the same time, the kind polar – in full French tradition, obviously – seems initially oppose the surreal, all'onirico. and yet, at the end, all can find a meeting point, in Phantom boy. And the result is a harmony of images and colors for a simple but refined story, which makes this last work of the pair of filmmakers a real its European animation Pearl.

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