Movie

La Ballade de Titus

1997 · 90 min

A whimsical, cartoonish fable that plays like a live-action cartoon, light and absurd but with a gentle satirical edge about difference.

Overview: Once upon a time, Titus was locked up in a cellar by his adoptive parents with only a television set, a VCR... and five hundred cartoon tapes... Twenty years later, Titus escapes. The world seems to him then a simple amusement park...
How it feels: Whimsical, absurd, light and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, isolation, freedom, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: identity
isolation
freedom
love
family
Places: single country house
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild