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The Somnambulist

2017 · 8 min

A quiet, dreamlike drift through remembered feeling, more mood than story, asking you to sit still with it.

Overview
Dreams of the past become tangible as a man revisits the passions of his youth.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • aging
    • love
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance4
    Tension1
    Darkness3
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Directed by
    Duane Michals
    Runtime
    8 min

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