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Short film

The Midnight Adventure

1960 · 13 min

A gentle, glowing stop-motion reverie that feels like opening an old toy box on a quiet winter night.

Directed by
Břetislav Pojar
Genres
Animation
Overview
An old woodblock train meets its shiny new electric replacement one Christmas Eve in this glowingly nostalgic stop-motion toy story, directed by Bretislav Pojar and featuring gorgeous design by Trnka.
How it feels
Warm, melancholic and whimsical. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About
Aging, memory, identity, healing
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Břetislav Pojar
Genres
Animation
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Břetislav Pojar
Written by
Břetislav Pojar
Music
Wiliam Bukový
Cinematography
Jiří Vojta
Runtime
13 min
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
No Language

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