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The Raven

2014 · 11 min

A hushed, shadowy plunge into a grieving mind, more mood than plot, unsettling and strangely beautiful.

Genres
Animation, Drama, Thriller
Overview
In this chilling and lyrical reinterpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, a narrator mourning the loss of his love, Lenore, wavers on the brink of insanity. Perhaps hallucinating - or not - he sees a mysterious raven, whispering, 'nevermore.'

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • madness
    • death
    • isolation
    • memory
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • animated
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism3
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    animation, drama, thriller, horror
    Directed by
    Brandon Oldenburg, Limbert Fabian
    Starring
    Jefferson Mays
    Runtime
    11 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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