Introduction
The Pain and the Pity is the third and presumably final instalment of Mulloy’s “Christie” trilogy (following Goodbye Mr Christie and Dead But Not Buried) in which the recurring characters — the Christies — return “for one last time to try and work out exactly who they are.
Once Upon a Time on Earth: A mother, father and their eight year old son set from the suburbs of London to cycle to the South Coast. What the child experiences on that journey changes his life forever.
Credit: Courtesy of family
Director：Phil Mulloy
Phil Mulloy (1948–2025) was a British animator renowned for his darkly satirical, uncompromising films. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he studied painting and film before turning fully to animation in the late 1980s, developing a signature style of skeletal black-ink figures and stark, absurdist backdrops. His works—including Cowboys, the Ten Commandments trilogy, and Intolerance—explored human folly, ideology, and violence with biting humor. Over a career spanning more than 60 films, Mulloy earned international acclaim, influenced a generation of animators, and remained creatively active until his passing at 76, leaving a singular, provocative legacy.
Special Feature
12/13 post-screening talk
Guest: ALIMO、Ryoji Yamada