Movie

A Tree of Palme

2002 · 136 min

A slow, dreamlike journey through strange lands that feels like a melancholy fairy tale about waking up to your own heart.

Overview: A Tree of Palme is an interpretation of the Pinocchio tale. It concerns a small puppet, Palme, who was tasked by his creator to look over his ailing wife, Xian. After her passing, Palme is visited by a mysterious woman who he mistakenly believes to be Xian. Shaken out of his sadness, Palme accepts her request to deliver something special to a far-off place known as Tama. This sets Palme off on a journey to discover his own emotions, and what it truly means to be human.
How it feels: Melancholic, whimsical, eerie and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, grief, coming-of-age, survival
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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
grief
coming-of-age
survival
love
Places: fantasy world
wilderness
road trip
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: animated
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none