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The Violet
The Violet

THE VIOLET

Das Veilchen

Directed by Gisèle Ansorge, Ernest Ansorge
Switzerland, 1982
Animation, Short

Synopsis

The title of a ballad taken from Johann Wolfgang Goethe’s play-with-songs “Erwin and Elmi”. Instead of sticking to the source text, however, this fantasia in images parodies situations where people in love fail to connect with each other.

Synopsis

The title of a ballad taken from Johann Wolfgang Goethe’s play-with-songs “Erwin and Elmi”. Instead of sticking to the source text, however, this fantasia in images parodies situations where people in love fail to connect with each other.