Synopsis/Details
Late nineteenth century. An island forest in northern Europe in late autumn. A dozen blind people, who were being led through the forest, have lost their guide—an old Catholic priest. They sit there and wonder aloud where he must have gone, where exactly they are, and how they will get back to their home (an asylum for the blind). Eventually the stranded men and women discover not only that the priest has died, but also that his corpse has been right in front of them the whole time. Suddenly the members of the group hear the footsteps of an unidentified being—man or animal—as it approaches, and they all cry out in anxiety and fear.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Road Trip
Story Situation:
Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune
Story Conclusion:
Ambiguous
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Dereliction of Duty
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Single
Special Effects:
Minor cgi
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Young Adult, Female over 45, Male over 45
Hero Type:
Ordinary, Unfortunate
Villian Type:
Anti-Villian, Mother Nature
Stock Character Types:
Everyman, Fall guy, Wise old man
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Disaster, Disease/Disability, Drama, Hybrid Sub-Genres, Life Story, Literary Adaption
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts
Equality & Diversity:
Disability Focused, Disabled Protagonist, Elderly Focused, Elderly Protagonist
Life Topics:
Approaching Death, Death, The Elderly
Super Powers:
Physical or mental domination
Time Period:
Late modern period, Machine Age (1880–1945)
Country:
Sweden
Time of Year:
Autumn/Fall
Illness Topics:
Physical
Relationship Topics:
Abuse, Activities, Affinity, Attachment, Bonding, Elderly, Emotions and feelings, Endings, Separation
Writer Style:
Ingmar Bergman, Robert Bolt, Rod Serling
