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The Ladder

1967 · 5 min

A brief, lyrical animated fable that plays like a wordless poem about human striving, playful yet quietly philosophical.

Directed by
George Dunning
Genres
Animation
Overview
The eternal human comedy in the free and lyrical manner of the author of "The Flying Man".
How it feels
Whimsical, earnest, melancholic and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Ambition, fate, identity, survival
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
George Dunning
Genres
Animation
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
George Dunning
Runtime
5 min
Country
United Kingdom

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