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The String

1989

A gentle, whimsical animated fable that drifts along like a daydream, charming you with its simple wonder and quiet warmth.

Overview
Based on the poem by N.Yesinenko "Rope in the sky" about a crank in love with beauty.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • art
  • identity
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism3
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Lyubov Apraksina
Written by
Aleksandr Kurlyandskiy
Country
Soviet Union

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