Review of Tales of the Night (2011) by Merry J — 18 Feb 2015

This was fun and enjoyable to watch. I rented this from the VUDU app and I liked the stories.

This review of Tales of the Night (2011) was written by Merry J on 18 Feb 2015.

Tales of the Night has generally received positive reviews.

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By Chris Packham (159) for Village Voice (8,525) on 24 Sep 2012

The stories are quick, tiny surveys of a given culture's conventions told as monomythic, Joseph Campbell–ish pastiches and animated with…

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By Andy Webster (339) for New York Times (5,786) on 25 Sep 2012

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By Lindsay B (329) on 20 Jun 2013

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By Harriet R (7) on 14 Aug 2011

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2012

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By Joseph Jon Lanthier (108) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 22 Sep 2012

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By Dan B (1,694) on 17 Oct 2011

Beautiful French animated anthology of folk tales, with restrained use of 3D mixing perfectly with its shadow play characters…

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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 27 Sep 2012

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By Bobby B (292) on 26 Jun 2016

The worst fucking shit I ever watched! Warning! do not watch this at any cost, u will puke atleast 3 times…

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