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Fallen Art

2004 · 6 min

A grimly funny, macabre animated short that blends slapstick violence with a haunting meditation on art and exploitation.

Directed by
Tomek Bagiński
Genres
Animation, Comedy, War
Starring
Arkadiusz Jakubik, Marcin Kudełka, Dariusz Toczek
Overview
Fallen Art presents the story of General A, a self-proclaimed artist. His art, however, consists of a deranged method of stop motion photography, where the individual frames of the movie are created by photographs made by Dr. Johann Friedrich, depicting the bodies of dead soldiers, pushed down by Sergeant Al from a giant springboard onto a slab of concrete.

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Directed by
Tomek Bagiński
Genres
Animation, Comedy, War
Starring
Arkadiusz Jakubik, Marcin Kudełka, Dariusz Toczek
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • war
  • violence
  • madness
  • obsession
Places
  • military
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour7
Realism2
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, war, drama
Directed by
Tomek Bagiński
Written by
Tomek Bagiński
Starring
Arkadiusz Jakubik, Marcin Kudełka, Dariusz Toczek
Runtime
6 min
Country
Poland
Languages
No Language

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