The ErlKing
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.
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The ErlKing
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 16, 2003
Runtime
0h 6m
Genres
Animation, Horror
User Score
80%
Original Title
The ErlKing
Production Companies
ONF | NFB, CalArts
Director
Ben Zelkowicz
Description
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.