Nocturnal Butterflies

Original Title: Nachtvlinders

8' | 1998 (Completed)

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Director:	Raoul Servais
Writer:	Raoul Servais

Full credits

A beautiful moth leads us towards the waiting room of an abandoned railway station. Suddenly a surreal situation comes to life. Inspired by the work of the Belgian surrealist painter van Paul Delvaux. Raoul Servais: Nocturnal Butterflies is the only film that was entirely made in the 'Servaisgraphy technique'.

synopsis

A beautiful moth leads us towards the waiting room of an abandoned railway station. Suddenly a surreal situation comes to life. Inspired by the work of the Belgian surrealist painter van Paul Delvaux. Raoul Servais: Nocturnal Butterflies is the only film that was entirely made in the 'Servaisgraphy technique'. It proved to be a very interesting technique on the field of visual result, but became obsolete because of the complicated labour it required and the development of digital technology.
Un papillon de nuit nous mène dans la salle d’attente d’une gare de banlieue. Nous y trouverons des personnages figés qui, durant quelques minutes, reprendront vie, jusqu’au moment où arrivera le train du soir avec son unique voyageur. Hommage à Paul Delvaux.
Een nachtvlinder leidt ons naar de wachtzaal van een nachtelijk station waar zich een surrealistische schets afspeelt. Geïnspireerd door het oeuvre van Paul Delvaux.

Credits

Director
Raoul Servais
Writer
Raoul Servais
Cast
Jo Roets
Music
Bo Spaenc

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Animation
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

1998
Production status
Completed
Original title
Nachtvlinders

Technical specs

Running time
8'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+ sub)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Anagram

Boterberg 38
1630 Linkebeek
Belgium

T +32 2 217 28 92
cfa@pro.tiscali.be

Details
Sales

vzw Fonds Raoul Servais

Hubert Frère Orbanlaan 502
9000 Gent
Belgium

T 093719852
jacques.dubrulle@telenet.be

raoulservais.be

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2010: Internationaal Animation Film Festival Hiroshima (JP); Fête du Cinéma d'Animation (FR)

Awards

1999: Honorary Distinction - International Short Film Festival Drama (GR)1998: Grand Prix, Prize of the International Film Critic - International Festival for Animation Film Annecy (FR); Palme d'Or, Prize of the Walloon Government, SABAM Prize - Festival Mondiale du Court Métrage Huy (BE)