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Bright Black

2014 · 30 min

A quiet, introspective short that drifts through a struggling artist's small crisis with melancholy and a touch of the strange.

Directed by
Rene Maurin
Starring
Primož Pirnat, Lučka Počkaj, Ivo Barišič
Overview
A desperate painter struggling with artistic and financial survival pawns his beloved grandfather's couch, the last item of any worth in his possession. The apparently-mundane action propels him into a peculiar journey, irreversibly shattering his false values and changing his view of reality.

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Directed by
Rene Maurin
Starring
Primož Pirnat, Lučka Počkaj, Ivo Barišič
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • grief
  • class
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Rene Maurin
Written by
Rene Maurin
Starring
Primož Pirnat, Lučka Počkaj, Ivo Barišič, Aljoša Ternovšek, Branko Šturbej, Lucija Tratnik, Teja Đuragić
Runtime
30 min
Country
Slovenia
Languages
Slovenian

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