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Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant

1913 · 9 min

A brief, playful silent romp that breezes by with simple slapstick charm and little demand on the viewer.

Overview
Bout de Zan is a young boy by description and a petty thief by vocation. In this short, he does indeed steal an elephant from a circus, parading it around town and using it to beg for money. Due to their rambunctiousness, Bout de Zan and the elephant (!) need saving from the authorities.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    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
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, family
    Directed by
    Louis Feuillade
    Starring
    René Poyen, Jeanne Saint-Bonnet, Renée Carl, Juliette Malherbe
    Runtime
    9 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    No Language

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