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Fantastic Ballad

1958 · 12 min

A brief, haunting dream of final hours, surreal and heavy with quiet dread.

Directed by
Boštjan Hladnik
Genres
Animation
Overview
Based on the work of famous Yugoslav artist. France Mihelic, Fantastic Ballad depicts a vision of the last moments of human life.

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Directed by
Boštjan Hladnik
Genres
Animation
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • identity
    • isolation
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror5
    Humour1
    Realism2
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Boštjan Hladnik
    Written by
    Lojze Gostiša
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    Yugoslavia
    Languages
    Slovenian

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