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The Calculus Affair

1964 · 58 min

A brisk, light-hearted animated caper with a gentle sense of mystery and playful espionage, easy to enjoy without much effort.

Directed by
Ray Goossens
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Georges Poujouly, Jean Clarieux, Fernand Fabre
Overview
Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion: glass things break without any apparent reason. Professor Calculus, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of his work and send their agents to investigate.

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Directed by
Ray Goossens
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Georges Poujouly, Jean Clarieux, Fernand Fabre
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • mystery
  • conspiracy
  • science
  • power
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Ray Goossens
Written by
Charles Shows
Starring
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Music
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Runtime
58 min
Country
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Languages
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