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The Apartment Cat

2010 · 7 min

A quiet, gentle little slice of life that drifts along with a lonely indoor cat's small adventure.

Overview
Beautiful short about a day in the life of a bored apartment cat. Overweight and without affection, it escapes in an attempt to run after birds outside.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • freedom
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    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
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Sarah Roper
    Written by
    Sarah Roper
    Music
    Rob Lavers
    Runtime
    7 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    No Language

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