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Ersatz

1978 · 14 min

A playful, handmade romp through famous film moments, charming in its claymation crudeness and affectionate in its movie-mad silliness.

Directed by
Chris Taylor
Genres
Animation
Starring
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Gene Kelly
Tagline
Hurray for Hollywood via Chorlton-cum-Hardy. This affectionate tribute to some of the iconic characters and scenes of American cinema was crafted in the suburbs of Manchester at the studio of Cosgrove-Hall Productions.
Overview
An animated Plasticine man enacts favourite scenes from Hollywood classics.

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Free in the UK
  • BFI Player
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Chris Taylor
Genres
Animation
Starring
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Gene Kelly
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • celebrity
  • love
Places
None
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
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism2
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Chris Taylor
Starring
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Gene Kelly
Runtime
14 min
Country
United Kingdom

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