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The ErlKing
[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]Calorie Rating: 8
Released: 2003-01-16
Running Time: 6 Minutes
Homepage: https://www.nfb.ca/film/erlking/
Studios: ONF | NFB, CalArts,
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.