Short film

Farce

2019 · 11 min

A short, gleefully deranged burst of gory slapstick that makes you laugh and squirm at the same time.

Directed by: Robin Jensen
Genres: Animation
Starring: Henriette Steenstrup, John Brungot

Tagline: A man, a woman and a meat grinder. Love is messy.
Overview: Romance doesn’t get much more perverse or deranged than the gory mayhem that transpires throughout this absurdist mixed media animation as it unravels a riotous tale of courtly love and meat grinders.

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Directed by: Robin Jensen
Genres: Animation
Starring: Henriette Steenstrup, John Brungot

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
violence
obsession
madness
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language none
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	5
Humour	8
Realism	1
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	3

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