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Short film

The Raven

1999 · 8 min

A short, somber animated descent into grief and dread, heavy with mournful atmosphere and a creeping sense of the uncanny.

Directed by
Hannes Rall
Genres
Animation
Starring
Hans Paetsch
Overview
A man, mourning about the loss of his lover Leonore, faces a strange visitor in the middle of the night. "Ouoth the raven: NEVERMORE"

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Directed by
Hannes Rall
Genres
Animation
Starring
Hans Paetsch
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • madness
  • isolation
  • obsession
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror6
Humour0
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Hannes Rall
Written by
Hannes Rall
Starring
Hans Paetsch
Runtime
8 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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