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Der Spezialist

1966 · 11 min

A short, witty animated jab at bureaucracy and expertise, quick and playful but with a pointed, knowing edge.

Directed by
Walter Krüttner
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Overview
A German Film Award winning spsatirical animation looking at modern day attitudes to “specialists”.

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Directed by
Walter Krüttner
Genres
Animation, Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • identity
  • power
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy
Directed by
Walter Krüttner
Written by
Walter Krüttner
Runtime
11 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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