In Absentia (2000): Cast
In Absentia is a 2000 short animated film directed by Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay, starring Karlheinz Stockhausen as Male voice, Marlene Kaminsky and Kathinka Pasveer. It runs 20 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Directors
- Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay
- Genre
- Animation
- Studio
- Pipeline Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is In Absentia About?
The premise of In Absentia without spoilers.
A woman sits alone at a table in a top‑floor room of an asylum, illuminated by occasional night spotlights that flash through the window. She sharpens pencils with such force the tips snap, discarding the fragments on the sill. Nearby an animated, straw‑ or clay‑like satanic figure looms. She completes a note, tears the page, folds it, places it in an envelope and slides it through a slot, perhaps addressing her husband with “Sweetheart, come.”
In Absentia Themes & Keywords
· 27 tags- pencil
- envelope
- asylum
- keyhole
- wristwatch
- stapler
- spotlight
- shaving
- searchlight
- scribble
- scene after end credits
- pencil sharpener
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- open window
- old woman
- neck
- letter
- hand
- graphite
- glass of water
- footsteps
- curtain
- clock
- chair leg
- building
- boots
- balcony
- anamorphic
In Absentia Cast & Characters
Karlheinz Stockhausen leads the cast as Male voice, with Marlene Kaminsky as Woman and Kathinka Pasveer as Female voice. Directed by Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay.
- Co-director Stephen Quay
- Co-director Timothy Quay
- Karlheinz Stockhausen as Male voice
- Marlene Kaminsky as Woman
- Kathinka Pasveer as Female voice
More from Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay
More films directed by Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay, best-rated first: Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass and Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum).
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In Absentia Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “인 앱센시아” and “缺席”.
- Also known as
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- 인 앱센시아
- 缺席
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Movies Like In Absentia
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Asylum of Satan, A Quiet Week in the House and Suspended Animation.
In Absentia FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of In Absentia, each answered in a sentence.
How long is In Absentia?
In Absentia runs 20 minutes.
When was In Absentia released?
In Absentia was released on October 21, 2000.
Who directed In Absentia?
In Absentia was directed by Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay.
More films by Stephen Quay Who is in the cast of In Absentia?
In Absentia stars Karlheinz Stockhausen as Male voice, Marlene Kaminsky as Woman and Kathinka Pasveer as Female voice.
Does In Absentia have a post-credit scene?
No. In Absentia has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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