Short film

Berlin

1977 · 15 min

A quiet, watchful train journey turned into small still lives, asking you to look closely at ordinary things.

Directed by: Edward Luyken

Overview: The filmmaker travels by train from France to Berlin. In six short chapters, we see the journey and the city. These are short still lives that remove the sense of anonymity from the everyday.

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Directed by: Edward Luyken

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: isolation
memory
identity
Places: road trip
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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Directed by: Edward Luyken
Runtime: 15 min
Country: Netherlands

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