Short film

Don Quijote

1961 · 8 min

A brief, restless collage of images that drifts like a dream, asking you to surrender to its rhythm rather than follow a story.

Overview: An experimental short film based on Don Quixote by Cervantes.
How it feels: Whimsical, eerie, melancholic and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Madness, identity, art, freedom
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
identity
art
freedom
Places: countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Eino Ruutsalo
Written by: Eino Ruutsalo
Starring: Juhani Leino, Kaarlo Juurela, Ritva Vepsä, Markus Leppo, Pentti Niskanen, Yrjö Ruutu, Jyri Schreck
Cinematography: Eino Ruutsalo, Hemmo Hänninen
Runtime: 8 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish