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Poster for Puppets

Puppets

1916 · 20 min

A brief, stagey silent-era curiosity that plays like a wistful pantomime, more interesting as a historical artifact than as a story.

Directed by
Tod Browning
Overview
A modern story of Commedia dell'Arte's Pierrot and Columbine.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, identity
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Directed by
    Tod Browning
    Written by
    Irving Weil, Tod Browning
    Starring
    DeWolf Hopper Sr., Jack Brammall, Robert Lawler, Pauline Starke, Kate Toncray, Edward Bolles, Max Davidson
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    United States of America

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