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The Best Orchestra in the World

2020 · 14 min

A silly, charming short that turns an impossible audition into a brisk, deadpan delight.

Overview
Ingbert, the sock, applies for a position as a double bass player at the Vienna State Orchestra. Bad idea.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • work
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Henning Backhaus
Written by
Henning Backhaus, Albert Meisl, Rafael Haider
Starring
Henning Backhaus, Rafael Haider, Katarina Csanyiova, Helen Hagmüller, Peter Matic, Thomas Mraz
Cinematography
Matthias Halibrand
Runtime
14 min
Country
Austria
Languages
German

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