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Cygne I

1976 · 10 min

A haunting, experimental short that feels like a dreamlike meditation on music and identity, demanding full attention.

Overview
Stages a double persona on a music of Monteverdi (Ariadne’s lamento interpreted by Janet Baker).

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • grief
  • isolation
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour0
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
music, drama
Directed by
Absis
Written by
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Starring
Lizzie Lennard, Absis, Marguerite Duras
Cinematography
Bruno Nuytten
Runtime
10 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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