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The Vanishing Act of Einar

2015 · 58 min

A quiet, reflective road documentary that sits with illness and resilience, asking patience and rewarding empathy.

Tagline
A road-movie about walking away from all disease
Overview
A road-movie about the psychological consequences of living with a serious illness, and Einar's counter-moves to stimulate what is still healthy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • healing
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Elsa Kvamme
Written by
Elsa Kvamme
Starring
Einar Lunga, Leiv Arvid Reed Lunga, Herdis Seim
Cinematography
Nils-Petter Lotherington, Sjur Aarthun
Runtime
58 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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