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The Black Box

2020 · 17 min

A somber, talky historical reverie where a strange device turns remembrance into something unsettling and haunted.

Directed by
Joris Clerté
Genres
Animation
Overview
Fourteen years after the Paris Commune, a young man from the country meets former insurgents. He gives them an innovative device that violently brings back ghosts from the past.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Memory, guilt, betrayal, politics
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Joris Clerté
Genres
Animation
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Joris Clerté
    Written by
    Joris Clerté, Laure Godineau
    Starring
    Quentin Dolmaire, Jacques Bonnaffé, Paul Borne, François Frapier, Céline Ronté
    Runtime
    17 min
    Country
    France

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