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Even Dwarfs Started Small

1971 · 96 min

A queasy, hypnotic descent into gleeful mayhem that unsettles as often as it provokes uneasy laughter.

Overview
A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • rebellion
  • isolation
  • madness
  • power
  • violence
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour6
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Written by
Werner Herzog
Starring
Helmut Döring, Paul Glauer, Gisela Hertwig, Hertel Minkner, Gertrud Piccini, Marianne Saar, Brigitte Saar, Gerd Gickel
Music
Florian Fricke
Cinematography
Thomas Mauch
Runtime
96 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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