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Encyclopaedia Niavaranica

2010 · 141 min

A chatty, self-aware stage comedy where two performers riff on order, chaos, and the absurdity of cataloguing a life.

Genres
Comedy
Starring
Michael Niavarani, Thomas Mraz, Hannah Niavarani
Overview
Michael Niavarani is constantly late, he says, and constantly pressed for time. Someone else should organize his books—like Thomas Mraz, who appears with him on stage in "Encyclopaedia Niavaranica." They organize Niavarani alphabetically.

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Genres
Comedy
Starring
Michael Niavarani, Thomas Mraz, Hannah Niavarani
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • work
  • friendship
  • art
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Starring
Michael Niavarani, Thomas Mraz, Hannah Niavarani, Wilhelm Iben
Runtime
141 min
Country
Austria
Languages
German

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