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Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal

1967 · 80 min

A strange, dreamlike collage of grotesque little skits that unsettles and amuses in equal measure, rewarding patience with surreal invention.

Overview: "Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal" is Walerian Borowczyk’s first feature-length film and his last animated film. It consists of a sequence of loosely connected scenes, much like a vaudeville program, in which Mr. and Mrs. Kabal perform absurd, surreal, and sometimes cruel acts.
How it feels: Absurd, eerie, dark and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, madness, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
madness
isolation
family
Places: home
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: animated
anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild