Short film

Clara

2015 · 15 min

A quiet, tender ache of a film about a body that no longer fits and a family trying to remember how to touch.

Directed by: Francis Papillon
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Noémie Godin-Vigneau, Rose-Maïté Erkoreka, Arno LeMay

Overview: Clara attempts to reconnect with her partner and their children after having her brain transplanted into an artificial body.

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Directed by: Francis Papillon
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Noémie Godin-Vigneau, Rose-Maïté Erkoreka, Arno LeMay

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
isolation
love
grief
Places: home
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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

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Genres: science fiction, drama
Directed by: Francis Papillon
Written by: Frédérique Proulx
Starring: Noémie Godin-Vigneau, Rose-Maïté Erkoreka, Arno LeMay, Rebecca Miville-Deschênes
Runtime: 15 min
Country: Canada
Languages: French

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