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Childish Dreams

1910 · 6 min

A playful, dreamlike early animation where live figures mingle with cut-out shapes, charming and curious rather than gripping.

Directed by
Émile Cohl
Genres
Animation
Starring
Alphonsine Mary
Overview
In "Rêves enfantins", players in the flesh are mixed with animated objects and cut-out paper actors.

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Directed by
Émile Cohl
Genres
Animation
Starring
Alphonsine Mary
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
6 min
Country
France
Languages
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