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Contraries

1943 · 1 min

A brief, plain wartime public-information short that briskly instructs rather than entertains.

Directed by
Alexander Mackendrick, Roger MacDougall
Genres
Animation
Overview
A plea to the public to sort out metal objects from their waste paper.

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Directed by
Alexander Mackendrick, Roger MacDougall
Genres
Animation
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • survival
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism3
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Alexander Mackendrick, Roger MacDougall
    Runtime
    1 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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