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The Fantasies of Agénor Maltracé

1911 · 5 min

A playful, dreamlike flip through shifting line drawings that feels like watching a magic trick unfold.

Overview
Simple line drawings undergoing the usual transformations so beloved of French filmmaker Emile Cohl.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 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 mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism0
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
fantasy, animation
Directed by
Émile Cohl
Runtime
5 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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