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Ogresse

85 min

A bittersweet, strange fable that blends melancholy and whimsy, unfolding slowly like a dark lullaby.

Directed by: Lia Bertels, Cécile McLorin Salvant
Genres: Animation, Comedy

Overview: A tragic musical comedy about an Ogresse who lives alone in the woods until a young man determined to kill her arrives and fatally wins her heart.

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Directed by: Lia Bertels, Cécile McLorin Salvant
Genres: Animation, Comedy

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: isolation
love
death
grief
fate
Places: wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: animated
musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	5
Realism	2
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, comedy
Directed by: Lia Bertels, Cécile McLorin Salvant
Written by: Lia Bertels, Cécile McLorin Salvant
Music: Cécile McLorin Salvant
Runtime: 85 min
Country: France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, United States of America
Languages: French

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