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The Dog Hotel

2000 · 68 min

A quirky, hand-drawn mystery that feels like a cozy, slightly surreal detective story with whimsical charm.

Directed by
Per Åhlin
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Hans Alfredson, Margreth Weivers, Jan Mybrand
Tagline
A mystical history
Overview
On their way to find Paris, Sture the dog (Hasse Alfredsson) and his friend Picasso end up on a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Along with Miss Mops, Sture tries to sniff out who is causing all the strange events of the hotel.

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Directed by
Per Åhlin
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Hans Alfredson, Margreth Weivers, Jan Mybrand
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, mystery
Directed by
Per Åhlin
Written by
Hans Åke Gabrielsson, Per Åhlin
Starring
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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