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Masks

2009 · 8 min

A short, wordless, hypnotic duel of shapes and stares that feels like a strange ritual you can't look away from.

Directed by: Jérôme Boulbès
Genres: Animation

Overview: Two masks face each other under a multitude of disturbing glances. A signal is given, begins then a dance, a ritual fight.

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Directed by: Jérôme Boulbès
Genres: Animation

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
violence
obsession
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: animated
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	2
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation
Directed by: Jérôme Boulbès
Written by: Jérôme Boulbès
Music: Michel Korb
Runtime: 8 min
Country: France
Languages: No Language

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