"Stormy Night" - Michèle Lemieux (2003)First published in 1996 as Gewitternacht, and subsequently translated into 13 languages, this "condensed philosophy lesson" has now come to life as an animated film to delight the eyes and hearts of viewers of all ages. A little girl and her dog on a stormy night, a thousand questions running through her head. Her thoughts take off in all directions, come suddenly back to earth, bounce off the invisible walls of her consciousness. In the middle of the night, the child observes the infinitely intimate as well as the universal. The wind whips up stronger and stronger, then the storm explodes: her darkest fears surface. What if? Gently, discreetly, with love and humour, Michèle Lemieux explores the child's thoughts by casting doubts, but never allowing anxiety to surface. She is candid, she is lucid, but above all, she is serene.For over 20 years, the artist's admirers have never tired of the wonderful worlds she creates. Stormy Night is an expression in movement and colour of her immense talent.
