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The Lover

2011 · 2 min

A tiny, playful animated sketch that turns a romantic gesture into a gentle visual joke, over almost before it begins.

Directed by
Guillaume Arantes, Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart
Genres
Animation
Overview
A man decides to confess his love to a woman by giving her a bunch of roses, but when he reaches the bench where the beloved one is sitting, he appears as a tiny man in front of a giant.

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Directed by
Guillaume Arantes, Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart
Genres
Animation
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism2
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Guillaume Arantes, Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart
Runtime
2 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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