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Nursery Rites

1990 · 11 min

A brief, sparse animated curiosity that drifts by like a sketch, asking quiet patience more than engagement.

Overview
The hero now looks a bit like one of those stick figures by Giacometti.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism1
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Nick Herbert
    Runtime
    11 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    No Language

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