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The ErlKing

The ErlKing

★ 8.7/10•2003•6m•Animation•Horror

This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe's poem, The ErlKing that uses sand-on-glass animation set to the music of Franz Schubert. The moving images, resembling woodcuts, capture the haunting, nightmarish quality of the tale of the ErlKing who steals and kills a little boy.

Ben Zelkowicz · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime6m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 16, 2003

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