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Animal Love

1996 · 114 min

A quiet, uncomfortable documentary that sits with lonely people and their animals, leaving you with a lingering ache.

Directed by
Ulrich Seidl
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Franz Dolesch, Renée Felden, Franz Holzschuh
Tagline
Lonely people yearn for love.
Overview
In conurbations where hundreds of thousands live alongside one another, in the era of a highly technological society, in which communication has never played such a significant role, man has become lonely. Disappointed by his fellow human beings, he turns to animals. Dogs and other domestic animals serve him as companions, life partners, cuddly objects and bedfellows.

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Directed by
Ulrich Seidl
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Franz Dolesch, Renée Felden, Franz Holzschuh
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • loneliness
    • isolation
    • love
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Ulrich Seidl
    Written by
    Ulrich Seidl
    Starring
    Franz Dolesch, Renée Felden, Franz Holzschuh, Peter Kristek, Fritzi Schmied, Herbert Scholz, Ernst Schönmann, Gabi Tairi
    Cinematography
    Michael Glawogger, Hans Selikovsky
    Runtime
    114 min
    Country
    Austria
    Languages
    German

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