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Felix

1921 · 62 min

A slow, earnest silent drama that feels like a tragic folk tale, with stormy seas and quiet longing building to a bittersweet sacrifice.

Directed by
Rasmus Breistein
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Aagot Børseth, Julian Strøm, Edvard Drabløs
Overview
The film is based on the story The Emperor Felix written by Gustav Aagaard, rewritten for the film by Gunnar Nilsen-Vig, who also photographed the film. Rasmus Breistein directed the film.

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Directed by
Rasmus Breistein
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Aagot Børseth, Julian Strøm, Edvard Drabløs
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • identity
  • found family
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Rasmus Breistein
Starring
Aagot Børseth, Julian Strøm, Edvard Drabløs, Lars Tvinde, Guri Stormoen, Aasta Nielsen, Nils Hald, Marie Flagstad
Cinematography
Gunnar Nilsen-Vig
Runtime
62 min
Country
Norway
Languages
No Language

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