Short film

Alas and Alack

1915 · 13 min

A wistful silent fable that weaves everyday hardship with fairy-tale longing, leaving a quiet ache of missed chances.

Overview: A fishwife tells her young daughter a fairy story about a princess imprisoned by a hunchback in a seashell, a story that parallels her own life.
How it feels: Melancholic, whimsical, romantic and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, isolation, love, family
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
isolation
love
family
fate
Places: sea
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none