toronto after dark 2009

Danse Macabre is part of the Toronto After Dark Canadian Short Film Showcase. It played before The Forbidden Door and Grace. (Due to a power outage from a local tornado the short wasn’t finished during its first run. The whole short was shown before Grace.)

The Danse Macabre is a concept long explored. The idea that no matter who you were in life we are all the same in death has been a recurring theme throughout history. Never has it been more beautifully expressed than in this stunning short by Perdo Pires. Watching a woman from her suicide to her cremation, this is a haunting picture of what happens to us in death. This film is a masterpiece and should most certainly be essential viewing for anyone who loves film and art, although I would strongly recommend seeing it on a big screen, since its scope and beauty engulf you as you watch.

Official website: http://www.dansemacabre-film.com/en

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