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Onésime Goes to Hell

1912 · 7 min

A brisk, silly silent-era lark with playful devilish tricks and slapstick energy that breezes by in minutes.

Overview
Not having enough money to pay his drink bill, Onésime sells his soul to the Devil.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • guilt
  • fate
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism2
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
7 min
Country
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Languages
No Language

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