Phantom Boy at the Guild Cinema
Monday-Thursday, September 19-22 – 4:30 & 6:30 pm
Directed by Jean-Lup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol – 2016 France, 84m.
NOTE: 4:30 PM Show will be in English, the 6:30 PM show will be in French with English subtitles
The highly anticipated new film from the Academy Award-nominated writers and directors of A Cat In Paris is a stylish noir caper, set in the shadowy streets and alleyways of New York.
Leo has a secret. A mysterious illness has transformed him into a phantom boy, able to leave the confines of his body and explore the city as a ghostly apparition. While in the hospital, he befriends Alex, a New York City cop injured while attempting to capture a nefarious gangster who has taken control of the city’s power supply, throwing the metropolis into chaos. Now they must form an extraordinary duo, using Leo’s phantom powers and Alex’s detective work to foil the plot and save New York from destruction. Phantom Boy continues Gagnol and Felicioli’s fascination with animated film noir, in a heart-thumping adventure that pushes their trademark visual style to literal new heights, as Leo swoops and soars above the greatest skyline in the world.
“DELIGHTFUL! Visually striking and surprisingly moving!” – RogerEbert.com
“AN ANIMATED SENSATION!” -Filmmaker Magazine
“ACTION-PACKED AND EMOTIONALLY POTENT! Delivers a level of heartfelt dramatics to rival Inside Out!” – The Film Stage
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com