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The Elves

1956 · 72 min

A gentle, storybook fairy tale that unfolds like a bedtime fable, charming and simple, with a soft moral at its heart.

Overview
At night, elves help people as long as they are not seen. Unfortunately, a shoemaker's wife is too curious.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • family
  • faith
  • work
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
family, fantasy
Directed by
Erich Kobler
Starring
Klaus Havenstein, Heini Göbel, Nora Minor, Bobby Todd, Elke Arendt
Runtime
72 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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