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Short film

The Killing Fragrance

1970 · 9 min

A brisk, slightly eerie little cartoon caper that plays like a jazzy thriller in miniature.

Directed by
Václav Bedřich
Genres
Animation, Thriller
Overview
A gang of gas-using murderers are on the loose. Can our badminton-playing hero save the day?

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Directed by
Václav Bedřich
Genres
Animation, Thriller
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour4
Realism3
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, thriller
Directed by
Václav Bedřich
Written by
Václav Bedřich
Cinematography
Jiří Šafář
Runtime
9 min
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
Czech

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