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Swansong

2002 · 5 min

A brisk, deadpan oddity that piles up absurd obstacles before a surreal waterside payoff, funny and faintly melancholy.

Directed by
Nicholas Bone
Starring
Kevin Kelly
Overview
A man on a mission meets delays from a militant lollipop man, a boy on a scooter and a zimmerframe-toting pensioner before a waterside showdown and a date with destiny, tutus and Tchaikovsky.
How it feels
Absurd, whimsical, melancholic and dark. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Fate, obsession, isolation
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Nicholas Bone
Starring
Kevin Kelly
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Directed by
Nicholas Bone
Written by
Joern Utkilen
Starring
Kevin Kelly
Cinematography
Balazs Bolygo
Runtime
5 min
Country
United Kingdom

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