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Released
1922 · FILM

Danse macabre

Directed by
Color
Black & White
Runtime
8 min
DramaHorrorMusic

Synopsis

Set during the Black Death in Spain, the animated short features Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" on the soundtrack. The film blends animation and live-action to depict Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, embrace, and kiss. As the night progresses, Death—a skeletal figure with a violin—chases the couple. They attempt to escape him. In the end, Love faints, and Youth is unable to protect her. Is she doomed?

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Principal cast & crew: 4

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