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The Story of a Mother

1979 · 52 min

A somber, dreamlike fable that weighs heavily on the heart, unfolding slowly through a mother's desperate sorrow.

Overview
A mother whose child is taken by Death, forces her on a desperate journey to get it back, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • death
  • parenthood
  • love
  • fate
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Claus Weeke
Written by
Paul Gégauff
Starring
Anna Karina, Gustaf Hagström, Daniel Duval, Tove Maës, Bodil Udsen, Finn Nielsen, Benny Hansen
Runtime
52 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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