That and feathered fans are just a few of the Neo-Burlesque references in Deubal’s bouncy animated title sequence for the award-winning French movie On Tour (TournĂ©e en Francais) – a road movie about a troupe of American Neo-Burlesque dancers touring France. And when you’re a title designer working with such fancy credits as Kitten on the Keys, Dirty Martini, and Roky Roulette, what else can you do but make the typography Fun! With a capital F.
By the by, the movie won both the film critics’ FIPRESCI Award as well as the Best Director Award at Cannes last week.