Director: Raoul Servais
Release Date: 1979
Rating: ★★★★★ ♕
Review:
A man rescues a harpy from a man who strangles her. He takes her home, but with disastrous results, because he soon discovers that the harpy eats all his food…
‘Harpya’ is a fantastic surreal film, which makes great use of a mixture of animation, live action and pixillation to create a totally unique atmosphere. The film is both funny and uncanny, and its story is Servais’s best since ‘Sirene’ (1968).
With ‘Harpya’ Raoul Servais made his most enduring work. It’s his all-time masterpiece, and a central film in his oeuvre, defining his mature style.
Watch ‘Harpya’ yourself and tell me what you think:
Dr. Grob's Animation Review 
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October 25, 2013 at 08:38
Jason Marshall
What a film! I’m just glad I didn’t see it as a child as it would have inspired mad nightmares and many sleepless nights.
August 31, 2013 at 09:38
alice.grob
Ha Gijs, Wat een aprte animatie. Is dit nog animatie als er echte personen in voor komen? Je moedertje
August 31, 2013 at 13:39
Gijs Grob
Jazeker! Een deel van de bewegingen van de personen is ‘nep’: een reeks foto’s achter elkaar i.p.v. een echte beweging. Deze vorm van animatie heet pixillatie.