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Hoffmann's Eyes

1993 · 80 min

A haunting, unfinished descent into gothic obsession, where eerie animation and lingering dread create a dreamlike, unsettling experience.

Directed by
Per Åhlin
Genres
Animation, Drama, Horror
Starring
Hans Alfredson, Jan Blomberg
Overview
A retelling of E.T.A Hoffmann's gothic story "The Sandman" and the opera "Tales of Hoffmann", ever since childhood, Hoffmann has been haunted by The Sandman and believed that a visitor to his father was really The Sandman, while traveling to Veneice he encounters a strange glass vendor who reappears through out his life. This film was never completed.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Per Åhlin
Genres
Animation, Drama, Horror
Starring
Hans Alfredson, Jan Blomberg
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • identity
  • fate
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour2
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
animation, drama, horror, fantasy
Directed by
Per Åhlin
Starring
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Runtime
80 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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