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Subservience

2007 · 8 min

A queasy, tactile puppet nightmare that plays like a grim joke about decay, leaving you unsettled and slightly amused.

Directed by
Patrick Bouchard
Genres
Animation, Horror
Overview
The selfishness of the bourgeoisie and the dull passivity of its servants are the theme of this puppet animation presenting the tragicomedy of a society in its death throes, taking refuge in absurd behaviour.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Patrick Bouchard
Genres
Animation, Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • corruption
  • power
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • workplace
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour3
Realism4
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, horror
Directed by
Patrick Bouchard
Written by
Martin Rodolphe Villeneuve
Runtime
8 min
Country
Canada
Languages
No Language

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