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Poster for Hamlet

Hamlet

1975 · 5 min

A brief, dreamlike fable that drifts between tenderness and loss, asking you to hold its strange images gently.

Directed by
José Rubens Siqueira
Genres
Animation
Overview
The extraordinary life and death of a man born in the circus Cruzeiro do Sul, carrying a talking heart in his chest. From childhood to old age, he crosses the world and its wars, learning through death never to forget his true quest: Hamlet. Aboard a balloon, his magical journey holds something of an entire nation.

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Directed by
José Rubens Siqueira
Genres
Animation
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • identity
  • memory
  • fate
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
José Rubens Siqueira
Written by
José Rubens Siqueira
Runtime
5 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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