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Ritardando

2025 · 11 min

A short, wry chamber piece where quiet artistic devotion collides with distant danger, leaving a lingering unease.

Directed by
Selma Sunniva
Genres
Animation, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Thure Lindhardt, Anne Sofie Wanstrup, Frederikke Dahl Hansen
Overview
Rumbling in the distance. Concentrated harp playing. A barricaded apartment. David does his best to shut out the rest of the world so he can practice in peace. A neighbor knocks his door and wants him to seek safety in the basement, but David is not interested. He believes in art, not war.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Selma Sunniva
Genres
Animation, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Thure Lindhardt, Anne Sofie Wanstrup, Frederikke Dahl Hansen
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • war
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
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
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, comedy, war
Directed by
Selma Sunniva
Written by
Kristoffer Bjerg
Starring
Thure Lindhardt, Anne Sofie Wanstrup, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Cæcilia Holbek Trier, Rasmus Sølvsten, Simon Kaarfast, Ludvig Trier, Zachary Hatcher
Runtime
11 min
Languages
Danish

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