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Arne Anka - An Evening at Zekes

1996 · 57 min

A filmed stage comedy that feels like a cult curiosity: talky, theatrical, and wryly bleak, with a sardonic bite that rewards attention.

Directed by: Magnus Egler, Anders Öhrn
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Robert Panzenböck, Claes Ljungmark

Overview: Arne Anka had been declared dead as a comic strip character since a few months back. However, by this time Charlie Christensen's (a.k.a. Alexander Barks) creation had reached status as quite a cult phenomenon, so the play must have been received with much anticipation and enthusiasm, so much so that it was filmed and subsequently released on video-tape.

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Directed by: Magnus Egler, Anders Öhrn
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Robert Panzenböck, Claes Ljungmark

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
isolation
media
addiction
death
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Magnus Egler, Anders Öhrn
Written by: Charlie Christensen
Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Robert Panzenböck, Claes Ljungmark, Anna Pettersson, Lasse Pettersson, Anders Johannisson, Karin Bjurström, Anna Lindholm
Cinematography: Kaj Östbring
Runtime: 57 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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