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La Maison en Petits Cubes

2008 · 12 min

A quiet, wordless dive through a lifetime of memories that leaves you gently aching and grateful.

Overview
La Maison en Petits Cubes tells the story of a grandfather's memories as he adds more blocks to his house to stem the flooding waters.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • loneliness
  • grief
  • aging
  • love
Places
  • home
  • sea
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism3
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
animation, drama
Directed by
Kunio Kato
Written by
Kenya Hirata
Starring
Masami Nagasawa
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
12 min
Country
Japan
Languages
No Language

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