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Gauche the Cellist

1982 · 63 min

A gentle, unhurried fable about practice and humility, with quiet animal encounters and Beethoven woven into a warm, reflective mood.

Overview: Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. Over the course of four nights, Gauche is visited at his mill house home by talking animals as he is practicing.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
work
identity
nature
healing
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, music, fantasy
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Written by: Isao Takahata
Starring: Hideki Sasaki, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Kazue Takahashi, Keiko Yokozawa, Ryuji Saikachi, Masashi Amenomori, Akiko Takamura
Music: Michio Mamiya
Cinematography: Toshiaki Okaseri
Runtime: 63 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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